The God of love and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Flowers Springing Up in the Rain) The Joys and Challenges of Small Church Ministry I enjoyed Jeff’s celebration of the joys (and challenges) of ministering in a small town. What would we be missing if our Bibles lacked the book of Galatians? I can’t imagine being asked this question off-the-cuff–or answering as well as Derek Thomas does here. The Transgender Fantasy Andrew T. Walker: “Pastors have …