Mission- Be A Good Example
Church missions. Evangelism. Outreach. The Great Commission. These ideas are not limited to the New Testament church. Today I listened to a sermon on Psalm 67. Verses 1-3 state, "God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah. That Your...
The Joy Of The Lord
Do not grieve. For the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10b I have always loved the last part of this verse. There is a children’s song that repeats those nine words over and over. I learned it at a very young age and it’s been on random repeat...
Mad As Moses
One of the great mysteries of my life was, "After all the miraculous stuff Moses did, why did God ban him from the promised land just for striking a rock?" It kind of scared me. I mean, sure, he didn't follow directions- but maybe he forgot. He was really mad at the...
Newsletter February 2011
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Daffodils
Finally. The daffodils are blooming and that means that we made it through winter. The warmth of sunshine filled days fills us with new hope. Just a few years ago, one day in late February, I was anticipating the end of our journey. Ethan's next bronchoscopy was in a...
Don’t Worry Mom- Even God’s Cooking Wasn’t Good Enough
I like to cook. I'm a little bit of a food snob. That's why it irks me when my culinary efforts are criticized. Today I found one of my children (who will remain nameless) flinging their dinner into the yard. It was really a very considerate act, because this food was...
Telling Time
My five year old son is learning to tell time. We practice with both digital and conventional clocks. You find mostly digital clocks in our house, because there seems to be a clock on every electric appliance you can think of. There is the microwave clock, the oven...
The Great Pearl
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45-46 I am a storyteller in a Godly Play classroom at my church. One of the things I love...
The Wedding Garment
In the book of Matthew, chapter 22, we find the parable of the wedding garment. A certain king prepares a wedding feast for the marriage of his son. While mingling with the guests, he notices a man who is not wearing a wedding garment. In the context of this story,...
Free Audiobook on Adoption
"The gospel of Jesus Christ—the good news that through Jesus we have been adopted as sons and daughters into God’s family—means that Christians ought to be at the forefront of the adoption of orphans in North America and around the world. Moore does not shy away from...