“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides…
Every Christmas Eve, my wife’s family gathers to celebrate traditions that I’ve grown to love over the years. We share a meal, tell familiar and new stories, and reflect on the past year, often celebrating weddings, babies, new jobs, and…
I’ve been fortunate in life not to spend much time in hospitals. Our family has been blessed with good health. But last week, that changed. I found myself sitting in a hospital room beside my dad after his surgery, doing…
In our culture, busyness is praised and held up like a badge of honor. We glorify over-packed schedules, filling our calendars to the brim. If I am honest, I struggle with this all the time. I always want to be…
This past week, a group of just over forty of us traveled across the state for our Summer Advance. We worshiped, laughed, and enjoyed being God’s people together. The verses that seemed to ring through all the lessons were Proverbs…
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; A time to kill, And…
As the years go by in our faith, we can sometimes become accustomed to life as it is and forget to focus on growth. This, I believe, is an unfortunate habit for many of us. Of course, this becomes a…
Over time, we have found that people require many things to survive and thrive. The bare necessities – food, shelter, and water, are easy to see and understand. Yet I would then add a fourth thing: connection to other people…
There are six words I constantly think of as a Christian, a minister, and a guide for my students. I didn’t invent them; I am not the first to use them nor hope to be the last. The first of…
