I believe prayer is powerful and a tool God uses on a daily basis I believe there is One true God and that He is worth following I believe that honesty in all things goes a very long way I believe that God is all the way good and all the time good It is what I believe to be true of God that enables me to go through the hard things in life without becoming overwhelmed with ... Read More »
God
Youth helping lead worship – I love it
We had a most special Christmas service at church Sunday. Randy always purposefully crafts a quiet and somber atmosphere with low lights, asking people to quietly enter the auditorium and communicating that the way Jesus came into this world was not with bombast and fare. Rather it was most likely quiet and simple. And so we would this morning read through the Christmas story ... Read More »
Drama about the real Santa
It's about that elf thing and Santa Claus. Don't get me wrong. I love Santa and elves. Fun, magical.....all that. However we do tell our kids eventually that Santa is not real. Sorry, but we do. Not trying to be a kill joy or anything. The first few years we get into it with them and leave cookies for Santa, etc. But soon enough they start asking questions and we answer those ... Read More »
The Fault In Our Stars and a response to teens.
I've seen this book around and heard teen girls talk about how awesome it is for quite a while now. It made the New York Times Best Seller List and according to Movie ticket seller Fandago, "The Fault in Our Stars" broke the record for the biggest pre-selling love story in the company’s 14-year history. I admit it. I was curious. Curious as to what teen girls are reading these ... Read More »
3 ways to overcome the fear of praying aloud
Sweaty palms. Hives. Stomach in knots. A loss for words. It's what some of us go through as we begin to pray aloud in a group. And there's nothing wrong with that. I've had four conversations with awesome Christian people in the last few weeks that have explained their desire to pray aloud but the anxiety that rises up keeps them from showing up or contributing to praying ... Read More »
Taking Jesus to the park
As a church we are learning what it means to live out our faith beyond the pews and stain glass. And so our outreach ministry team coordinated an opportunity for our church to flesh out our faith at a local park in town. For weeks on end we met and prayed for God to give us generous hearts and provision for babies and toddlers in our town. What would people need that WIC or ... Read More »
The realization you ARE the “older woman”
I'm just wondering how it slipped by me that I am officially an "older woman". I mean seriously I did not know this until I was at the Beth Moore simulcast on Saturday (which was really awesome) and at one point she had groups of people standing for prayer. She invited all the "older women" to stand to be prayed over. For them to have clarity of mind. To invest in younger ... Read More »
My friend – she got saved and baptized and I’m in awe of our God!
Nothing thrills my heart more than to hear how someone comes to know Jesus as Savior. Even more exciting than that is to watch someone come to Christ. To sense the presence of the Holy Spirit moving, softening, and awakening one's soul is indescribable. I'll never forget when Tanya came to church for the first time. I was in Junior church teaching where her daughter would be in ... Read More »