The daily ritual begins again. I pick up my stack of mail and begin to sort it into two piles: a stuff-to-read pile and a larger junk pile. I’m always amazed by the promises offered in the stuff I label junk: “Important,” Timely,” and even “Life Changing.” Somewhere in my training I learned to ignore [...]
May 2007 GO! Newsletter
05/22/2007 By Leave a Comment
Ministry Plans for 2008
05/17/2007 By Leave a Comment
Our new boards have each developed detailed ministry plans for 2008. Their plans include goals, action steps, staff needs, and budget. To give NWYM an idea of where we’re headed, we’ve condensed these down to simple lists of immediate goals. This summary, along with a budget summary and the staff implications have been sent to [...]
A Wife of Noble Character
05/01/2007 By Leave a Comment
Current cultural conventions of “political correctness” make us cautious about singling out gender characteristics. An acrostic poem found in Proverbs 31 (verses 10-31) used to be read every Mothers’ Day, to the dismay of some women present who considered it too gushy–like flowers for the one with the most children– and, well, paternalistic. Of course, [...]
