“It didn’t have to be this way”A couple of weeks ago, I led a discussion with a group of curious seekers on the topic, “Perspectives on Jesus.” I’d heard from some…4d agoA response icon14d agoA response icon1
The Emotional Labor of WorryWally Lamb has a new book out, The River Is Waiting (Marysue Rucci, 2025). I’ve read Lamb’s every novel, and some I’ve liked better than…Jun 26A response icon1Jun 26A response icon1
An Imperfect Anti-racistAn installment in a series on emotional laborJun 20A response icon1Jun 20A response icon1
How D’You Reckon?An installment in an ongoing series on the emotional labor of leadershipJun 13A response icon2Jun 13A response icon2
Never and AlwaysThe Emotional Labor of Assessing Where a Leader Has, or Doesn’t Have, AgencyJun 6A response icon1Jun 6A response icon1
Slippery or Bloody?The emotional labor required for leaders to choose between “accommodation” and “conflagration”May 30A response icon1May 30A response icon1
Emotional Labor’s Opposite: ScapegoatingAn installment in an ongoing series on emotional labor and ministryMay 23A response icon1May 23A response icon1
Meaning-Making in Disorienting TimesIn Big Questions, Worthy Dreams (The Fortress Press, 2000, 2019), public intellectual Sharon Daloz Parks defines faith as the medium…May 16A response icon1May 16A response icon1
Holding the Space: The Emotional Labor of SolemnizationA second installment in a series on the emotional labor of ministerial leadership.May 9A response icon1May 9A response icon1
