It's hard to get my mind around the fact that Lucy is graduating high school. It seemed like it was just the other day that Lori and I were bringing her home from the hospital. Then, in a blink of...
Our Finance Committee is sending out a quarterly update this week--it's a review of where we've been the last few months with a challenge for what is yet to come.From what I've observed, many churches are experiencing the same challenges,...
David was a "man after God's own heart." What does that mean?I've been fascinated with the life of David for a long time. This narrative offers glimpses into the rise and fall of a man whom God set apart to...
More than 2000 years ago, crowds of people lined the streets of Jerusalem to catch a glimpse of Jesus. This event is recorded in all four gospels and is often called "The Triumphal Entry." Our church will commemorate this moment...
In 1955 a movie was released called Rebel Without a Cause that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean, who comes to a town, meets a girl, disobeys his parents, and defies the local high school...
Pitchers and Catchers have reported and spring training is underway! Baseball season is just around the corner and my St. Louis Cardinals mask will come in extra handy. There’s something about the establishment of a familiar routine that offers comfort,...
I didn't grow up in a church tradition that observed Advent or Lent--for sure we celebrated Christmas and Easter! But, we didn't slow down for that period of time to let the meaning of the season resonate in our spiritual...
We made it through another Ground hog day!—Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and that means six more weeks of winter. I'm not sure how scientific this revelation is but it is good to see this tradition continue. Most of us are...
In a recent devotional reading from Streams in the Desert, I read about Jesus’ “withdrawing to a solitary place” (Matthew 14.13) and the importance of boundaries. The author offered these words:“There is no music during a musical rest, but the...