Entries by Joe Albright

The Job of Building Bridges

There is a story about two unmarried sisters who had such a bitter fight that they stopped speaking to each other. Unable or unwilling to leave their small home, they continued to use the same rooms and sleep in the same bedroom. A chalk line divided the sleeping area into two halves. In fact, the […]

Life Is a Gift

As a pastor I have the privilege of being with people at the end of their lives. This is always a reminder to me that life is short and that our time here is just a breath. Sometimes near the end of life, people will want to talk about what’s been most important in their […]

Finding Peace

I was talking to some of my friends not long ago about how busy we are these days and we got onto the subject of multi-tasking. The conversation turned to some of the things they see their kids do: things like scrolling through Instagram while they’re watching tv and messaging a group of friends all […]

Remember

In the gospel of Luke, when the women come to the empty tomb, an angel meets them and tells them, “He is not here. He has risen! Remember what he told you….” Remember. Here they were at early dawn, these faithful women. All of their hopes and dreams seemed to have been dashed with the […]