What makes a church a welcoming church?
What makes a church a welcoming church? Unexpected Post Game Clean Up A few weeks ago the world was captivated by what happened after a football game. I know what…
House Rules
Welcome to Our House: House Rules In our house growing up, we had a few house rules that I still remember. Things like, after school you had to do your…
All are welcome in God’s house
We are all wonders 27 surgeries before the age of 10 In 2012, R. J. Palacio published a book called, “Wonder.” It’s a story about a kid named Auggie Pullman….
Moved to GO
What do we do when people need rescue? Like a lot of you, this story caught my attention a few weeks ago. On June 23, the Wild Boar soccer team,…
Moved to Awaken
Awake I have a confession to make. I don’t know how many of you struggle with this. I didn’t use to struggle with this, but the older I get the…
Moved to Turn
U-turn? Like a lot of you, our family has been on the road quite a bit this summer. One of the things our kids love to do when we’re on…
3 Things to Consider When Giving to Your Church
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Giving What if you gave like you believed that the God of the universe would always take care of you & provide for you? Today I want to suggest 3…
Moved to GIVE
Pay Your Age? I learned this past week that Build-A-Bear is running a new special that you might want to take advantage of, at least they were. Just recently Build-A-Bear,…
Visio Divina: The Spiritual Practice of Divine Seeing
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Seeing Jesus A few weeks ago I posted the incredible story of Gene Purdie. Because of Stargardt’s disease, Gene was unable to see. He had never seen the face of…
Moved to Compassion
Acts of Compassion Have you ever done something that ordinarily you wouldn’t do, but you did it anyway because of compassion? My guess is that every parent in the room…