Do you know that feeling of anxiousness that creeps up when life’s challenges start piling up? There are seasons (days, weeks, maybe months) when it feels like all of our resources are used up, when demands are many; some big,… Continue reading

We have all experienced dealing with someone who is radically committed to something or someone.  There are those with whom there is no possibility of a discussion about politics because they are ‘’all in” in their dedication to a singular… Continue reading

The sun was shining when I left my church office to go to visit with an ill person. When I went into his home, it was beautiful outside.  Minutes later, we were rocked by a wild storm. I left for… Continue reading

I love a story of God’s miraculous intervention! My heart rejoices when I hear about the power of Jesus changing someone’s life- healing, providing, restoring a family, setting someone free from a sinful habit. I will just say it –… Continue reading

In our gathering at church yesterday, I was privileged to baptize 2 people. Those moments were ‘wonderful’ to me. Some may have just seen 2 guys dunked in a tank of water. I ‘saw’ a moment when heaven and earth… Continue reading

Jesus’ words I read from John 10 this morning are needed in my life right now.  “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11, NIV)  Within my sphere of responsibility, there… Continue reading

Elise Ryan got a critical note from an anonymous neighbor about the unkempt state of her house and yard. “Show some pride in your property and the property of your neighbors,” she read. It was part of a judgmental move… Continue reading

When I look into the mirror I am sometimes oddly surprised by the older man looking back at me. How did this happen?  The gray hair, what little I have, the lines in my face, are time’s mark. Mostly I… Continue reading

It was my privilege to be invited to join one of FDC’s small groups for a meeting last night. The room was buzzing with conversations, three teens chatted, children played. The glue of the group is their shared love of… Continue reading

The 21 year old man had already spent years preparing himself for ‘the call’ he felt. In 1853, he got onto a ship and left England behind to serve as a medical missionary in China, a nation then largely untouched… Continue reading