Paul claimed to "delight" in his weakness, for when he was weak, he said, he was strong. In Romans, he said that he "rejoiced" in his sufferings, and James echoed that in his letter. In our world, these are odd sorts of delights. No one I know likes being weak. And in fact, strength is …
Brooding Over Change…
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 …
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 …
Foggy
7:15 a.m. Sun rising unseen somewhere behind the fog. Fog is appealing, makes me want to go walk in it. Feel the close wetness on my face as I wander down to the coffeeshop. But not this morning. This morning I'm prepping to go to a rehearsal, terribly distracted, caught--as it were--in a fog. The …
JEFF BERRYMAN 