We've never been on a Pastoral retreat weekend before and so I wasn't sure what to expect. But it was really a neat time of praying, planning, vision casting, laughing and sharing with the church pastoral staff and a couple training in ministry. A family in our church opened up their lake home for us to stay for the weekend with our families. The men went up early on Friday ... Read More »
Prayer
31 Days: Day 19 – A Community Prayer Project
Our church has been in a season of prayer for our community and I can't help but want to share in this space what God is doing. It started with a vision for a prayer series Randy had for our church. He had this in his heart for months before starting it in August. What was awesome is that the movie "War Room" came out just as Randy began the series on prayer. Our church went ... Read More »
She asked: is it wrong to lie about your faith when faced with death?
You've probably heard the horrific news of yet another school shooting - this time on a Community College campus in Oregon. Our kids saw the news and of course this brought up questions. From news reports I've read, the gunman asked people if they were a Christian and if they said yes he shot them in the head. If they said they weren't a Christian he shot them in the leg or ... Read More »
When prayer makes us feel “needy”
Our church is learning about prayer. Like God really wants to teach us about this because he lined up so many different platforms for us to soak up what he has on this topic through things like: The War Room Movie, An event on prayer for our women, A sermon series on prayer, etc. All these things had been planned long ago but all fell at the same time. So cool. Part of our ... Read More »
She made her own War Room
When you're a pastor's family your kids get dragged come along to places they might not normally go otherwise. PK's get a bad rap for always getting in trouble and sometimes it might have to do with the fact that they're having to sit for hours on end making the need to roll under every last pew a reality. Building a hymnal tower makes the time go by fast for a four year old ... Read More »
3 gifts that can change the course of your child’s school year.
A lot of schools start up today in our area and possibly in yours too. We all remember those first day jitters and excitement. New backpacks, new school clothes and the smell of freshly sharpened pencils accompany little feet walking into hallways. Soon enough though the newness wears off and the pressures of school work, mean kids and peer pressure can take its toll on our ... Read More »
“One Anothering” One Another
Randy has been talking about the "one another's" in scripture lately and how as followers of Christ we are to love another, bear one another's burdens and serve one another. So much scripture in the Bible tells us how to interact with one another. And when we actually do it we're forming community and not only a safe place to be but a desirable place to be. It doesn't mean it ... Read More »
Ministry Happenings
It's the beginning of school and a million things are going on. I'm finding myself busier than ever but still making time to sit on the front porch, visit with neighbors and have my quiet time. Not something I was doing BBLC - "Before the Broken Leg Chronicles". Somehow it's all working out as I let go of my agenda. God knows my heart and is helping me be still in the midst of ... Read More »