The church building buzzed yesterday. Kids were everywhere. Adults were planning games, telling Bible stories, and singing songs about Jesus.  There are people staffing our Vacation Bible School who took a week of their vacation time for it. Laura, who… Continue reading

It’s kid week at our church.  Our Vacation Bible School is a big deal, reaching about 200 children – as we sing songs about God’s love, hear stories from the Bible, and just generally have fun! I love the organized… Continue reading

CoffeeBreak is guest written by my son, Sean, and is a thoughtful piece about a response to crisis. One my recurrent themes over the last decade has been taken from where the Spirit urges every Christian to be “making the… Continue reading

Pike’s Peak, a mountain in Colorado, rises to 14,110 feet above sea level! I’ve been to the summit twice, once driving up – what a rush; and once taking the cog rail. Even in the thin oxygen, feeling a little… Continue reading

The Supreme Court handed down a decision about religious liberty yesterday (6/30/2014) that made some dance for joy and others seethe in rage. One commentator growled about the “evangelical Christians from Oklahoma who want to push their religion on the… Continue reading

Her thousand watt smile lit up the stage.  She’s a born performer and you can see she is hungry for the applause. She pours herself into her music, heart and soul. I smiled as I watched her and realized that… Continue reading

Bev took a turn for the worse and is hospitalized this morning.  I am re-sending a message I prepared in April.  He spoke to me with it today. May it bless you again. God, the Creator, is King and Lord. … Continue reading

I love my calling to serve a local congregation as their pastor.  If I could, I would work for free! Why?  Because my heart is in this; it’s my life. I believe in the Church. She holds the key to making a better world… Continue reading

Missionaries came to our little church a lot when I was a kid. After we heard their stories and watched their slide show, we sang “I go where you want me to go, dear Lord; I’ll say what you want… Continue reading

Road trips are a ton of fun for me. How about you? One of the more memorable weeks in my life was one in the Summer of 2010 when Bev and I drove from Los Angeles to New Jersey. But,… Continue reading