My Dear Shepherds,

In his delightful novel, This Is Happiness, Niall Williams describes the congregation crowding into the Catholic Easter service in the ...

My Dear Shepherds,

Numbers aren’t the point; we know that. But if there’s ever a Sunday when we hope for a good turnout, it’s Easter. ...

My Dear Shepherds,

Church names have changed since I was a kid. It used to be that “First Church” or “Calvary Church” worked fine ...

My Dear Shepherds,

Pastors regularly put on boots and wade into the muddy doubts and uncertainties of our people. Sometimes I wearied of saying, “I ...

My Dear Shepherds,

Right from the beginning, Jesus’ disciples have been unclear about how God’s kingdom grows. It’s just so counterintuitive. ...