When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!
Fredrick Buechner kind of loosened up my clerical collar, you might say.
If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God's courage and his help.
Sow seeds of hope and enjoy optimism. Sow seeds of doubt and expect insecurity
I struggle with trying to be a good pastor of a large church.
Our society is just less open to platitudes, more open to stories.