Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I do. Actually, I make the same ones every year. Seriously. Every. Year. But this year I’m switching it up. This year my New Year’s resolution is to be a star! Yep. You read that right. I’m going to be a star! And I’d like to invite you to […]
No One Feels Alone
We love each other because he loved us first. -1 John 4:19 I recently traveled out of state for my aunt’s funeral. It was a lovely celebration recognizing her life, our love for her, and the fact that she is now worshiping Jesus in Heaven. My cousins, Mindy and Beth, one of my uncles, […]
Are We Really “Following” Jesus?
Have you ever followed someone like your life depended on it? A few years ago we took the youth group on a day trip during the summer, the day had several activities planned but the highlight was a trip spelunking! Spelunking is the process of caving and going deep into caves in the earth and […]
Love People
What does it mean to “love others”? That is a question I’ve thought about quite a lot over the last few months. I think, as Christians, that is a question we have all had to struggle with at some point or another. Loving others is so very important that Jesus tell us to do it […]
Turn Up The Volume
Each November, as Thanksgiving approaches, the world cues us to be more thankful and churches often remind us of the story of the 10 Lepers. It’s a story found in Luke 17 about 10 men who had leprosy. If you are unfamiliar with leprosy, I caution you about googling it. The pictures can be gruesome. […]
Perspective
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! -Isaiah 26:3 Quite a few years ago I was fortunate enough to travel to Italy. It was a lovely experience that I will never forget. I hope to take my loved ones to Italy someday to […]
Obey Without Objection
Has someone ever asked you to do something that you really didn’t want to do? Like doing chores, homework, or run laps. My wife does, on a daily basis. She’s a tidy person, I am not. I have a very one-track mind, I’m focused on whatever I’m focused on and miss about everything else. She, […]
Love Makes the World Go Round
In the great love chapter of 1 Corinthians 13, the first three verses school us in the importance of love: If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, […]
Show And Tell
Do you remember back in school when they would have “Show and Tell” day? All the students would bring something from home and they would show it to everyone and then tell about it. It could be anything from a pet turtle to a baseball card collection but it was usually something near and dear […]
Lean In
“Lean In” is a phrase I hear quite often in the church world. This suggestion to “lean in” is a posture of undivided attention, of intrigue, curiosity, and a desire to learn. I notice that when I want my daughter’s attention I have her look me in the eye and lean into what I’m saying […]