What Does God Do with Broken People?
What does God do with broken people? The apostle Paul once compared his friends in Corinth to jars of clay. He says in 2 Corinthians 4.7, “We now have this light shining in…
Be a Letter of Hope from Christ
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People around us are determining what they think about Christianity based on how we live it out. You may be the only church some people will ever visit. And their experience…
2 Questions You Have to Ask Yourself to Grow
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The parable of the flower. Once upon a time there was a beautiful flower. It was tall & beautiful. It’s petals were soft & it’s fragrance was sweet. But one…
You Too Can Fly! Overcoming Your Fear with Faith.
What’s holding you back from doing what you really want to do? Monday night was our last swim meet for our kids. Swim team has been great for all three…
4 Ways to Raise the Next Generation with Faith to Last
Why do our teenagers struggle so much with their faith in God? It was another one of those Starbucks conversations. I’m sitting on one side of the table. One of…
10 Things I’ve Learned from My Dad, A Father’s Day tribute
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I still remember the day my dad told me to hold the spark plug wires on the lawn mower. We were working on it, trying to get it running so…
Did you know God likes to hear you pray?
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Have you ever been misunderstood? When our youngest daughter, Emma, was three years old & I know she often felt misunderstood. She knew what she wanted but she didn’t always have the word for…
I Gotta Get Better at Serving & Servant Leadership
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I’m convinced that servant leadership is what we should all strive for. Have you ever been around someone who is just a natural servant? These people seem to always be…
How good is God at customer service?
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How good is God at customer service? Recently I’ve been the recipient of some fantastic customer service. Bluehost.com, who I use to host this blog, really came through for me…
The Lord’s Prayer: Deliver Us From Evil
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As we pray the Lord’s Prayer with a sense of living on mission, we realize the power of these words… “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”…