Long, late night conversations around the kitchen island. We did this frequently. Sometimes it was just recapping the day, sometimes it was boys, dating and that whole mess, other times it was our shared passion for the future of the church. But one of those late night conversations sparked an idea… Heather was living with […]
Long, late night conversations around the kitchen island. We did this frequently. Sometimes it was just recapping the day, sometimes it was boys, dating and that whole mess, other times it was our shared passion for the future of the church. But one of those late night conversations sparked an idea… Heather was living with […]
Well, we made it. Another Easter in the books. Churches everywhere celebrated big. My twitter, instagram and facebook feeds were full of pictures of crowded rooms, overflow solutions, stories of salvations and baptisms. It was a great day. Love won! For church staff, Easter is like the Superbowl of Sundays. So much work and preparation […]
Well, we made it. Another Easter in the books. Churches everywhere celebrated big. My twitter, instagram and facebook feeds were full of pictures of crowded rooms, overflow solutions, stories of salvations and baptisms. It was a great day. Love won! For church staff, Easter is like the Superbowl of Sundays. So much work and preparation […]
Holy Week. I feel a weight… an awareness… a conscious awakening to what awaits. The church I’m now a part of participates in a number of Holy Week services… Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter of course. Some of these are new to me. They have not been a part of my past tradition and […]
Before the alarm nudged me fully awake I was overwhelmed by Monday. The weight of the week was already bearing down on me. Today was just one of those Mondays. The kind where you want to roll over and wake up to a different day. So when today’s #LentChallenge reading was the book of Ephesians, […]
Before the alarm nudged me fully awake I was overwhelmed by Monday. The weight of the week was already bearing down on me. Today was just one of those Mondays. The kind where you want to roll over and wake up to a different day. So when today’s #LentChallenge reading was the book of Ephesians, […]
“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles.” Matthew 6:12-13 Choosing the twelve was a significant leadership decision. These twelve would be the core group […]
As I was reading Luke’s account of Jesus birth, I was struck again by the significance of God choosing Mary to birth the Messiah. Why her? What stood out about her? How did she get God’s attention and favor for this tremendous gift? I don’t know why God chose Mary. I marvel at how honored […]
As I was reading Luke’s account of Jesus birth, I was struck again by the significance of God choosing Mary to birth the Messiah. Why her? What stood out about her? How did she get God’s attention and favor for this tremendous gift? I don’t know why God chose Mary. I marvel at how honored […]