by Guy Sayles | Mar 23, 2017 | Opinion
One of my Lenten practices is to reduce the amount of “breaking news” I watch. During last year’s election season, MSNBC was the steady background noise of my mornings and evenings. Most days, there was less than an hour’s worth of actual news,...
by Guy Sayles | Jan 12, 2017 | Opinion
I often felt an inescapable tension between the “priestly” and “prophetic” dimensions of my calling as a pastor. Priests help us with our relationship with God, while prophets call us to reflect on our relationship with God in our relationships...
by Guy Sayles | Nov 8, 2016 | Opinion
Name-calling and “cussin'” were bad things my grandparents, parents and teachers told me not to do. My grandmother, Ada, once took a chunk of Ivory Soap (“99 44/100 pure”!) in her hand, held it less than a half-inch from my lips and threatened...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 18, 2016 | Opinion
Some of the hardest times in which to find a healthy balance between a prophetic engagement with the culture and a pastoral sensitivity to congregational unity are presidential election years. Since I’m no longer serving a local congregation, I admit to...
by Guy Sayles | Aug 15, 2016 | Opinion
Before much of the new school year goes by, a child will come home with red, puffy eyes, sagging shoulders and a wounded heart because of some ugly thing someone has said. I hope no one says to that child, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will...
