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Growing Old | Church Slippage | Cancelled Holidays

Growing Old – Blessing or Curse?

Lesley Ramsay concludes a 3-part series of some personal reflections on growing older. (This one has the links to the prior two parts also well worth it.)

The Main Reason Church Attendance Is Slipping

It’s not COVID! The author says, “Rather than focus only on the weather forecast (the attendance pattern of churchgoers today), it’s important to note the atmospheric conditions and changing winds (how people understand church in the first place).”

When Holidays are Cancelled

James Galea writes: “Consciously choosing to see hardship (small though it was) through this lens began to change a cancelled holiday into a spiritual experience…”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]