Ministries (Page 3)
Dear Family, I just flipped on my AC because it’s a little warm today on this first day of December. My weather app says it’s 75 degrees. NEVERTHELESS…Christmas is marching towards us with a steady, little-drummer-boy beat. It’s less than a month away. Last night we decorated a little Christmas tree in our living room…
A tumbleweed blows through a hot and dusty landscape as the passing wind creates a low and lonely whistle in the distance. A sunburned and wrinkled hand sifts the parched earth through calloused fingers as a lone tear slides down the dusty cheek of a desperate widow. A beautiful young woman is at the mercy…
Hey Family, I was pranked when I came back from my sabbatical. It’s happened before. A few years ago, I returned to find my brown couch and lamp on the roof of building 3. Here’s how the latest gag went down. It was Monday and I expected my office furniture to be rearranged. So, when…
Hey Family! We’re starting “The Story” this Sunday. I just want to give you a little more info. Let’s countdown from seven, because, well, it’s sounds fun. 7. Crack open Chapter 1 and read it before Sunday morning if you can. Here’s an idea: pretend you’ve never read the Bible before. Let the words fall…
Hey Family, We hope to see you on the grass this Sunday – or online if that’s best for you. Last week I gave you Hostess Cupcakes at the end of the service. But now – after studying this week’s passage – I realize that that was a terrible mistake! : ) Bad…bad…bad… I’ll explain…
Hi Family, Let’s celebrate this Sunday on the grass (or online) and sing to God, learn and see each other. Oh, and it’s Cupcake Sunday! Why? First, I’m telling you stories about bakers – one who lives far away and one who lives close by and goes to Valley. Here’s one of the two, hard…
Robert Fulghum’s “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” is a wonderful book full of many simple but profound pieces of wisdom. One of my favorites is, “When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.” The reality is that we all heard this from…
Dearly beloved, When I was a youngster, one of my most frequent complaints was, “That’s not fair!” Everything had to be fair, and if it was not then I was not a happy camper! My dad, if I remember correctly, told me in so many words on more than one occasion that if I thought…
Dear Aliens, Vaccinated? When I was growing up, I had a friend who lived on a farm close to ours who had polio! It is not a friendly disease. If you were vaccinated, you probably do not remember it because you were too young. Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the…
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