Change happens. "The only constant is change," they say. "Change is hard" and "nobody likes change" are mantras we hear everyday. And yet, for all its discomfort, change is, like death and taxes, inevitable. Maybe I should have studied psychology. One of the dominant questions in my mind over the years has been a simple …
Paying Attention
I saw this yesterday as I walked in the afternoon. I didn't have time to go for a walk, but as I drove down Roosevelt, the leaves were coming off the trees, and I had to grab my camera and get some shots of Autumn glory. When I first came to Seattle in 1984, one …
Leading With a Limp
Leadership is on my mind in a big way these days. I seem to have been called into a place of unsought leadership, and I'm making my way cautiously, carefully, reluctant, and willing to embrace whatever comes. The book at my side just now is Dan Allender's Leading With a Limp. Dan Allender is the …
A Church’s Journey
Another transition. Yesterday Milton Jones announced that he is leaving the Northwest Church, having been called to preach elsewhere. After 29 years serving the church here, it was obviously a day of some pain. As always, there were many questions asked, not all of which can be answered, and the church is now awash in …
The Sunday Morning Walk
So I climbed out of bed, showered, got dressed, and headed for Javasti's, where I got my cup of coffee and a scone I wasn't supposed to get (just a little push and pull with an ongoing discipline--lost this battle for a number of reasons), and sat at the outdoor table relishing an amazingly beautiful …
JEFF BERRYMAN 