If you listened to my sermon this last Sunday, you learned that when I was a teenager I wanted to be a missionary. What happened to my career goals after that dream fell through?
This week I've wandered on over (figuratively speaking) to the Slavic side of the language family tree, to Bulgarian. They have a concept called ailyak (though like many other transliterated words from languages that don't use the Latin alphabet, that could be spelled a few different ways).
This Sunday, October 17th, is observed as Laity Sunday in the United Methodist Church. Laity Sunday celebrates the ministry of all Christians to love God and neighbor. On this day we lift up the vocation of all to follow the way of love as exemplified by Jesus, and celebrate the gifts of leadership.
