3 Things You Can Do When the Unexpected Comes Your Way
What happens when the unexpected happens? I don’t know about you, but I feel like every year at Christmas, something unexpected happens. This is the premise of pretty much every…
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Jesus at the Center of our Purpose
Purpose: Love in Action When all is said and done, what do you want to be true of you? Love cannot remain by itself – it has no meaning. Love…
Whose Side Are You On?
The Wrong Side Many years ago, back when I was in middle school, our youth group at church did youth retreats every year. I always loved going on these youth…
Show Mercy: What matters most to God?
Mercy! What matters most to God? The other day I did the most stereotypical, idiotic, just plain dumb thing that I’ve done in a long, long time. It all started…
Selah: Rest, Reflect, Remember
Selah & Restoring Life’s Balance When was the last time you intentionally slowed down long enough for your soul to catch up to your body? In his book, The Ruthless…
More than Enough to Make a Difference
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize I was amazed to learn recently that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this year to to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its “efforts…
The Good News as Our Mission
Why are you here? This past week I was thinking about some of the good news stories I’ve been hearing. One of my favorites involves one of our members who…
A New Invitation
Why doesn’t everybody go to church? I remember one Sunday morning a few years ago, we got up, got everybody dressed and ready for church. We headed out to get…