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Becoming Santa Al: When a Calling Comes for Us
“Vocation does not come from willfulness. It comes from listening.”— Parker J. Palmer For many years, my father did not like Santa. Nor December. Not even the Christmas season. He was a bit of a Grinch. But not because his heart was two sizes too small. It was something different. He loved Jesus with a steady, serious devotion. He was a minister. He believed Christmas mattered. And because it mattered so much, he felt protective of it. Anything that felt like a distraction
Dec 25, 20255 min read


Scary Stuff: Choosing Conformity or Courage...Pulling Away from the Pack and Dancing to Your Own Drummer
“The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think.” —David Icke Early every Sunday morning, John and one of our...
Oct 7, 20257 min read
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