No Potholes: Nov 18

There is a famous pothole near one of the bridges from the island where I live.  All the locals automatically veer around it and watch tourists clunk into it.  Churches have potholes, too.  Think what it would be like to be a first time visitor, perhaps not familiar with church terminology, and be told that the restrooms are off the narthex.  What's a narthex?  Part of our work in the transition is to find and smooth over all the potholes in our church life for newcomers and for our search for a new pastor.  Whenever you hear someone say "Everyone knows that..." it is probably a pothole which needs to be filled.