Once, I was a young pastor’s wife whose husband returned home broken from a tough board meeting, which would be the catalyst for his eventual resignation from parish ministry. When Matt started talking about walking away, I wanted to be supportive, but the situation felt unfair. He had been a pastor for nearly ten years, it was the only life we knew together, and we had no idea what we would do next if he quit. I felt the kids and I were caught in the middle, swept by the tide of circumstances that were not of our doing yet … Continue reading Too many words…too little empathy