It’s hard to remember last month’s big issues when this month brought issues you never imagined. The chaos of uncertain funding and makeshift work spaces, all while grocery shopping with a face mask, creates anxious people and anxious organizations.

Many of us face new unwanted realities this morning. Furloughed. Laid off. Closed. Entering bankruptcy. New realities not of our own choosing, but needing to be dealt with and faced.

Every day holds at least one surprise, some producing joy, others promoting fear. Some days I have to seriously search for the joy variety. My pace to check items off most certainly turns the joy genus invisible.

How we label people affects our love for them. Or maybe it’s the other way around. “You can’t reach people you hate,” is a mantra we reiterate to the start new teams we work with.

Easter reminds us that it takes a body to make us, us. You don’t know me apart from my face and slight pear shape. There’s no such thing as a disembodied Bill.

I’m guessing talking about the resurrection with your friends is not a regular occurrence. Perhaps because the topic doesn’t come up naturally. Or perhaps you’re unsure how to explain it if it did.

Instead of taking 20 steps to your co-worker’s office, you now debate phoning, emailing, or Zooming? Working together as a team is challenging when you work in the same space. It’s even more so when the space is digital. Join us for the best-practices our all-remote team has learned over the last five years.

If you’re a Christian whose origins sprung up in Europe around the 1500s give or take a century, or whose denomination name includes Roman, chances are the crucifixion of Jesus reigns supreme in your mind. Some of your crosses still have Him on them.