Tag: faith

Others Matter: How Faith is Forged through Experience

Others Matter: The Power of Presence How many of you have ever attended a sporting event, a concert, a recital, a half time show, or anything like that to support…



Others Matter: How do we teach our kids to put others first?

Others Matter When it comes to our kids, how can we teach them that others matter? For most of us, one of the first words we learn to say is,…



Family Matters: Jesus Matters

Jesus Matters Can I ask you a quick question? This is a guilt free, shame free question. Just think about how you would respond. True or False: My relationship with…



Jesus Matters

Jesus matters. That may go without saying but… let’s go ahead and say it out loud. Jesus matters! Why do we even need to talk about this? While it may…



Family Matters: What is IT that matters most?

What is IT that matters most? What is IT that matters most? That’s an important question for us as parents and grandparents to ask and answer, and by the way……



We Need a Little Faith

There’s Always Tension between Faith and Doubt In one of my favorite movies of all time, Miracle on 34th Street, a little girl by the name of Susan is struggling…



The 4 Cups of Passover: Gratitude for the Bread of Christ and the Cup of Salvation

Gratitude + Communion My friend Jon Grottis once said, “Gratitude is like a mosaic. If you step back and look at it you see the face of God. When we…



Why Expressing Gratitude for One Another Matters

Let us be grateful It’s November which means thanksgiving is coming! This year we’ve got family coming to our house for Thanksgiving. Each year at Thanksgiving our family shares why…



What if you Gravitated toward Gratitude?

Microgravity What if you gravitated toward gratitude? According to our friends at NASA, gravity can be found everywhere in space. Sometimes we think there is no gravity in space but…



How Do You Say, “Thank You?”

Thank You How do you say, “Thank You?” In virtually every language there is a word or an expression that communicates gratitude. That’s because we were wired for gratitude. We…