Just Say No…to Say Yes

In 1982, First Lady Nancy Reagan introduced the slogan “Just Say No” in an effort to combat the rise of illegal drug use among youth.  Growing up in that era, I’m not sure how much it curbed the drug use of my fellow high schoolers, but it was certainly a good message.  Unfortunately, we have…

Is Your Church Keeping You Too Busy?

As a longtime church staff member, I have been both overtly and much more subtly accused of being part of a modern church system which just keeps busy people even busier.  The local church, these folks would say, offers too many activities which fill our evenings and weekends and thereby take away from essential family…