My wife is a farmer’s daughter, and she tells me it’s planting season. This is the time when farmers prepare the soil and plant seeds for a future harvest. Marilyn can tell you which seeds to plant and how to plant them. Having grown up in the city, I have no idea if she’s right, but I’ve learned it’s wise to trust her! Presbytery work is a lot like planting seeds. Leaders ac...

This past Sunday, worship was interrupted. At the church my wife Marilyn serves, in the middle of the children’s message, a man entered and stood in the front pew. The father of some of the children trailed him as well. Then, the visitor began disrupting the service. I left my seat and approached him. What began as a disturbance quickly became something more. His words turned...