A prerequisite of learning is humility. Read that again. We cannot learn what we think we already know. We must acknowledge the limitations of our understanding, if we truly want to learn anything new. In some areas, most of us can easily admit our limitations. For example, when it comes to building anything, I know…
Category: General
2nd Grade Bibles
This weekend we handed out bibles to all of our current 2nd graders. If you were not here this weekend, please ask any of our children’s team and we will get your 2nd grader a bible. As a church, we are in a partnership with you, the parents, to help them fall in love with…
Easter Eggs
We are not hosting an Egg Hunt this year. I know many churches probably don’t do Egg Hunts because it is too “secular.” They believe Easter is about the Risen Christ, not plastic eggs and candy. I respect their convictions. For us though, we think you can hold both hand in hand. Yes, the Resurrection is…
Marriage – guest post
Enjoy this guest post from my friend Jeff Green. He wrote these lovely words in celebration of 25 years of marriage to Tricia Green. They struck a chord in me. I think they will do the same for you. In light of our 25th anniversary, Trish and I thought a lot about how to celebrate…
Just Talk About It
The Search Institute published research findings from a study called Effective Christian Education: A National Study of Protestant Congregations. These findings tell us what factors were involved in producing adults who now profess a mature faith. Here’s what they found: Certain personal experiences have a measurable positive impact on the maturity of faith of the…
Pastor in training
What if you had a week to learn how to be a pastor? Doesn’t seem like quite enough time, does it? It’s not. Fortunately for me, a week of licensing school is only part of the journey. But for some of the folks here with me, they are already leading congregations, preaching weekly, and serving…
Leaving Rwanda
As I write, I am on a plane heading for the US. I already miss Rwanda. I miss the breath-taking landscape of rolling hills, green trees, and farms on the sides of mountains. I miss the language and the way the natives speak it so beautifully. I miss the way I could see God working…
Rwanda!
Tomorrow I leave with 8 others from our church on a trip to Rwanda. This is my first trip to Africa and I am beyond excited! Zoe Ministry is an orphan empowerment program in Rwanda that our church has been supporting for a few years. In fact, today we celebrated the over 1000 orphans who…
You’re Unique, Stinky Feet
Helping kids find their true selves, the one God created them to be, is part of my mission in life. I long to see kids who are comfortable being themselves and growing into the person God created them to be. This can happen, but it takes a a lot of help from praying, encouraging, Godly…
You Lost Me -part 2
After listening to a podcast by David Kinnaman, author of You Lost Me, I wrote down some thoughts about how we can keep from losing our own kids. Last week, I shared part 1. Here are some continuing thoughts: Instead of over-protecting your children, embed discernment into them. I’m not saying we should not shelter…