Entries from June 2009

Reflections on Simplicity Give-Away

Date June 2, 2009

I was recently introduced to a small pamphlet from a Quaker series called “Reflections on Simplicity” by Elaine Prevallet. There’s nothing fancy about the presentation. No leather cover. No gold leaf edges. No cozy new book smell. Just 30 pages of truth and wisdom that poked me right between the eyes. The message is gentle [...]

If Only One

Date June 1, 2009

I was involved in children’s ministry for 15 years in a church of over 6000 people. With three morning services the sanctuary was always packed and so were the Sunday School classrooms. No matter how many snacks I loaded up in my SUV or how many crafts supplies I snipped and stapled late into the [...]