by Keith Herron | Apr 1, 2020 | Opinion
A lifelong teacher tells her confessional story of the time she had a young student in her class who would, as they say, get her goat. This little boy knew where all her buttons were, and he knew how to push them. One day, she was so irritated by this little boy’s...
by Keith Herron | Mar 24, 2020 | Opinion
Theoretically, all that is needed to form a system is for people to spend time together. Ronald Richardson says, “Emotional systems are like delicately balanced mobiles.” Within the system, all are connected, and what happens on one end affects the other end....
by Keith Herron | Mar 17, 2020 | Opinion
It doesn’t take a prophet to recognize we live in anxious times. Anxiety is seeping out of the pores of our world. It is felt in families, neighbors, politics, businesses and any institutions wherever a community is gathered. Without relief, free-floating anxiety may...
by Keith Herron | Mar 9, 2020 | Opinion
Anxiety is a powerful force in emotional relationships. Pastoral theologian Myron Madden was known to ask, “What demons have camped at your door to make you act this way?” Those who act out of their anxieties and afflict others around them, even upon those they love...
by Keith Herron | Mar 3, 2020 | Opinion
It’s not always true, but it seems to be true. Healthy churches and healthy ministers tend to find one another. Healthy churches tend to be pastored by healthy ministers, and healthy ministers tend to serve healthy churches. The rules governing how they get together...
