Sometimes I cringe. I cringed a couple weeks ago when reading the children’s story during our worship service. The story was the delightful story of children playing with Jesus. The disciples were arguing with one another about who is the greatest in Jesus’ kingdom. In the story Jesus says to the disciples, “No matter how…

Happy Birthday, New City! Fourteen years ago today we launched as New City Church at Palmer Elementary School. We’ve seen God do incredible things in the lives of so many and each one of us has been and is being transformed by the gospel. As we contemplate the next fourteen years, let us remember something…

“Can you do my wedding?” I had not spoken with him in nearly 20 years, yet somehow he found my cell phone number and called me. He heard I was in vocational ministry and he was getting married so he thought it would be nice to have someone he knew officiate his wedding. I asked…

If two people spoke two different languages, communication would difficult. Some would be possible. If one were hungry, for example, communicating this would not be particularly difficult with subtle hand gestures. If one wished to communicate her desire to curl up with a novel of realistic fiction set in 1920s prohibition-era Minneapolis while drinking a…

We are quite willing to ask for advice for a variety of tasks. How do I repair broken plaster in my hallway? You’re in my field; how should I prepare for this job interview? How do you make such delicious scrambled eggs? (Butter, by the way. Lots and lots of butter.) We may ask for…