The last two Thursdays I have focused on how to think about life when you're in the midst of transition and some things you can do to weather transition well. I'd like to direct this final post in the series at those of you who are not in transition, but find yourselves in a place (like, say, the University setting!) where there are new folks around on a pretty regular basis, particularly during this time of the year. For seven years, we attended a church in Cambridge, MA that was situated between Harvard and … [Read more...] about On Transitions (Part III) -or- Some Thoughts on Hospitality
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On Transitions (Part 1)
As I sit to write, friends of ours from Boston are a few miles from our home, having stopped for a brief visit with us en route to their new town. They are in the middle of a major transition for their family; after sixteen years in Massachusetts, they are moving on to plant a church in Texas. Two hours after their arrival in Pittsburgh, they had to get back on the road. As they pulled away, the heartache set in. My four-year-old son verbalized what we were all feeling, “Why do they have to leave? I want … [Read more...] about On Transitions (Part 1)