So how do you like your church? That’s assuming, of course, that you have one, that you attend one on a regular basis, participate in its ministries, serve in it, and tithe to it. Assuming all that, how do you like your church? Whether you’re the young person who slumps in the pew during the sermon and heads out to… Read More
I’m going to share one of my lesser known little secrets with you. I’m going to divulge one of my greatest worries, my least favorite predicaments. Here goes: I hate it when I’m shopping for clothing and I accidentally wander into the Petite section! Now maybe that sounds silly to you. But standing at 5’8″, I always feel like I’m… Read More
Did you hear the story of 11-year-old Nate who amazingly shot a three inch hockey puck through a three and a half inch opening from 89 feet out? Did you hear how the whole crowd stood to their feet and whooped and hollered, but not for Nate? That’s right; they were cheering for Nate’s twin brother Nick who was outside… Read More
Sometimes I finish reading my daily Bible reading and feel the need to read on because I didn’t quite find that special nugget of truth I was hoping for. That’s just being honest. But today I read one sentence and I could have stopped right there. In fact, I did stop there for a few minutes to just chew on… Read More
I’m not sure if anyone noticed, but I’ve been absent from bloggy land recently. Here’s why. First of all, I didn’t really advertise it, but my daughter and I spent five weeks in Tucson this summer so she could attend the Summer On Stage Program with the Arizona Theatre Company. She had a blast doing her favorite thing–being on stage… Read More
Are you ready for a close encounter of the divine kind? There will probably be no funky music, no mysterious lights and certainly no space ship lowering from the heavens, as in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But when you brave up and make yourself available for a divine encounter, you just might find the results even more magical… Read More