Jan 23, 2020
By Katrina Goodrich February 2020 is here and with it all the romantic airs of couples in love and the angst of people who aren’t. People tend to either love or loathe February 14—or they just choose to treat it as any other day. Any reaction you have to Valentine’s Day is fine—I’m not going to shame someone for finding joy in making sure at least one day of...
Jan 23, 2020
by Kevin Butler Ravi Zacharias is one of the foremost evangelical Christian apologists out there today. Ravi was actually invited to speak to several thousand Mormon leaders at their tabernacle in Salt Lake City. When he got the invitation (and after recovering from the shock), Ravi asked if any other evangelical had ever spoken to them. They said, “Well, over...
By Pastor Phil Lawton No, our second installment of Everyday Theology is not some weird slang for Bible dating. There has been a lot of news around these two topics recently. Though I plan to give a little background on two recent additions to Netflix’s lineup, the point is not to give a review in the typical sense. The point of this series is to apply the...
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI When someone is struggling we want to help but may be afraid of saying the wrong thing, so we remain silent. Knowing what to say can be difficult—but it doesn’t have to be. Active Minds (activeminds.org) presents a three-step model which you may find useful. The steps are Validate, Appreciate, and Refer. Validate looks like...
By Katrina Goodrich I’ve recently been going through a hiring phase at my workplace. We are in the process of expanding and experiencing growing pains associated with bringing on new staff. In that process it’s becoming more evident than ever before that more and more people have no idea how to appropriately function in the workplace. I am willing to work on...
Dec 26, 2019
by Kevin Butler Ringing in the Old Ear The good news? Prayers and medicine and a good health plan brought healing to my body after a 2018 cancer diagnosis. I am extremely grateful. It did come with some costs and lessons: • Loss of lung capacity • Loss of strength and stamina • Loss of grandchildren time to stay germ-free • Loss of feeling in extremities when...