The Power of Showing Up.Earlier this week we had our Little Lambs Christmas program. It’s when kids from our preschool come into the worship center, get up on stage and sing Christmas songs. There are...  Read More

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, one of my favorite holidays. How could you not love a holiday that is entirely about food and being grateful? There’s turkey and ham and mashed potatoes and pies. Then there’...  Read More

Recently I learned about a playground with what is known as “The Friendship Bench.” When kids are at recess and need someone to play with, they can go sit on The Friendship Bench. All the kids know to...  Read More

Yesterday, my family and I celebrated Halloween.We were an odd looking group trick or treating through our neighborhood as a ballerina, Luke Skywalker and me as Darth Vader. But even with Halloween be...  Read More

I love eating chicken wings. I love buffalo sauce. I love that they are a little messy, or a lot messy. I love the dipping sauces. I love that they are easily shared. And I love when they have a littl...  Read More

A good friend of mine told me a story that messes with me each time I hear it.My friend is a pastor. Like many pastors, he used to spend countless hours at a local coffee shop. That is here he had mee...  Read More

Baptism. You ever wonder why we celebrate baptism in the church? As you can imagine there are a lot of ways to answer that question, including Jesus said to do it. But let me give you a reason that’s ...  Read More

This past Sunday afternoon my kids found a box.In case you missed it, that very morning I preached about how kids can find wonder and awe in the most ordinary things. While as adults, we often miss th...  Read More