Dear Friends, This morning I was talking with some folks about the neighborhood our church is located in, and the type of ministry we’re doing there. Since our church is in a high-poverty community, a lot of the discussion was about the specific challenges and needs the folks in our congregation face, and the hopes we have of being able to minister to those needs. At one point in the conversation, one of the folks asked, “How do you plan to get all of this done?” I told her t

Dear Friends, “Be Careful”. That was the phrase written across the brochure I received in the mail at church today. It was an advertisement for a company that provides safety training for businesses. The picture covering the brochure was a cartoon drawing of a man falling off of a ladder - which made perfect sense because we usually associate the words “be careful” with the need to avoid danger, or unwise actions. In other words, “be careful” is usually a warning to stay away