Mental Health and The Church It wasn’t until after college that I realized I had struggled with depression. Looking back, I don’t remember a time in my life that I hadn’t. It felt like I was constantly treading water and trying to grasp for air, only to be pulled back...
Vulnerability is Better Than Perfection Planting a church in COVID is no easy task, but thank God the one we serve is in the business of doing the impossible. When we set out to plant New City Church in Nashville, TN, we didn’t know what to expect. Our neighborhood...
Good Grief I grieve things late. It’s what I do. While my feelings are worn on my sleeve at all times, there is something about grief that I tend to shy away from. Not the tears – oh, y’all know those come naturally – but maybe it’s naming the loss that is hard for...
The Coming Grief It’s coming. As a pastor, will you be ready for it? We all sit on the shore looking out at a coming wave of grief. The reality is, that wave is already here, but it is being experienced individually and in smaller family groups. I am referring to a...
