I had a doorstep conversation this morning with a repeat visitor from a local church. She remembered my name, and she remembered that my work includes Christian education. She didn’t come empty handed today – she came bearing a gift in the form of a book dedicated to refuting the claims of evolution. She told […]
Walking through a favorite store last week, this sign caught my eye. Sharing my name with a line of filter products hasn’t really affected me much, but there are times – as on this particular day – when my life parallels the life of my inanimate siblings on the shelf. Temporary Price Cut. 15% Off. […]
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We ALL need to be reminded that we are NOT ALONE! Imagine with me today… What TWO Can DO!
It’s the first night of camp and the natives are restless. Wisdom dictates that before they get too wound up, we cover the basic do’s and don’t’s of co-ed, middle school, church camp. DO drink at least four bottles of water every day. DON’T go onto the neighboring golf course. DO mix it up and try […]
Have you ever noticed that most churches look an awful lot like a courtroom? You’ve got the “judge’s seat” in the middle, where the altar & the cross are (because God tells us that HE IS JUDGE and will return again to judge the living and the dead). We’ve even got a “witness stand,” complete […]
It’s been a fairly average Monday. Staff meeting – check. Reading and Bible study prep for Tuesday morning – check. Brief walk on the treadmill – check. Two loads of laundry (almost) finished & dinner on the table (if mac & cheese, hummus & pita can be called ‘dinner’) – check. Child in bed – […]
Can I just start by saying that Thomas gets a BAD RAP?! Forever known as Doubting Thomas… Of COURSE the others believed that Jesus was alive – THEY had SEEN HIM! Good Grief! But this STORY of Thomas and his honest expression of doubt is REALLY a story about GOD and HIS extravagant GRACE; His […]