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Advent 2021

12/24/2021

Hope Jesus called himself the Light of the World, and at Advent, we light candles to remind ourselves of the light of hope he brought into a world filled with the darkness of sin. What is hope? Hope is looking forward to something wonderful. It’s expecting something good to happen. It’s light in the darkness.…

4 Things I Learned Spending Two Months as a Preschool Teacher

10/19/2021

We started a preschool in February and through a series of unfortunate events, I had the privilege of stepping in as a preschool teacher for a couple months while we hired someone else (Someone who could do a much better job). In that time I learned a lot of valuable lessons about working in/running a…

LISTENING

09/21/2021

LISTENING A.P.B.: Missing here! A right ear and left ear! No sign of whereabouts! Relations in the pouts!   Listening: you go first! Listening for heart’s thirst.   Listening for their mopes, Listening for their hopes.   Listening for their thoughts, Listening for sore spots.   Listening when they’re curt, Listening for their hurt.  …

07/20/2021

We recently had our membership class and I was really struck by the very first paragraph in our membership book. It says; Most people live their entire lives without ever knowing “why?” They exist year after year with no idea of why they live or God’s purpose for their lives. The most basic question a…

REFLECTIONS

12/08/2020

REFLECTIONS December 8, 2020   Look at the lake in the stillness of early morn, The water is like glass, not a ripple is born. But the “color” of the lake is not just deep blue, Its color reflects the colors of what’s in view.   I can “see” the trees rooted on the other…

Opening a Preschool.

11/25/2020

Lance and I have been having a lot of fun tackling the challenges that come with opening a school for our little ones. We have the infrastructure in place and are on track for a January launch! What an exciting time in our church. The chance to engage our kids as well as having a…