by Kelley Johnson | Mar 19, 2019 | Pastoral Care
Intentionality is a good thing. Periodically, I examine three areas of my life: body, mind, and spirit, just to see if I am still on track. Way too late in my life I discovered that, if I am not intentionally moving forward, I am choosing to move backward, and I try...
by Kelley Johnson | Dec 13, 2018 | Pastoral Care
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (ESV) As we move quickly through the holidays, we often see...
by Kelley Johnson | Nov 14, 2018 | Pastoral Care
Today I voted. I will not say for who or what, but I exercised my civic duty. In recent months this “duty” has morphed into an “If you don’t vote, you can’t complain” kind of attitude, a bit cynical, curmudgeonly (I just like the sound of that word!), and too much...
by Kelley Johnson | Jun 4, 2018 | On Our Hearts, Pastoral Care
When we hear the word “sabbatical,” our cultural context pulls us toward the academic world and brings up images of college professors traveling to far off lands to sit in dusty libraries doing research for their next book. But in the world of ministry, sabbatical...
