FOR THE JOY… What if you knew you had one week to live “for the joy?” Would you be doing what you’re doing right now? My sister Donna lived five months after a cancer diagnosis and gave away Boyd’s Bears that told a story of her relationship with each of her favorite people. We had sleepovers, …
Palm Sunday is the last Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. Join us as we pray and worship and take our last steps in the 40 days that lead us to Resurrection Sunday. A prayer for Palm Sunday as you enter Holy Week, Hosanna to the God of relentless love! Hosanna to …
“It’s a long way to heaven.” I can’t tell you how many times my dad said that to me. It was a long way for him; he died at 91. Still, dad said that to me when he was young, like my age! His words were meant to slow me down, calm my anxieties and …
We love/hate preaching together. It’s inefficient but oh-so transformative. You’ve heard it said, “we don’t see things as they are we see them as we are.” Lord have mercy, that is true. Just give us one Scripture or one issue and we can have a rousing conversation that goes on and on! Whenever we speak …
“You Return To Me, I’ll Return To You!” Zechariah 1:3 Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal is one of our favorite pieces of art. It communicates the reality of God’s open-armed devotion to us. At every homecoming, this is our reality. Losing our way and returning is a part of the human condition. Whether we’ve been long …