Maundy Thursday, 7pm There is nothing like summertime with bare feet and the grass and sand between your toes! Beachgoers the world over, know that after you have spent time on the sands, whether you call it the shore or beach, you need to wash your feet well before you enter the house. Regardless of whether you wore sneakers, sandals, or let…
Maundy Thursday—Noon There is nothing like summertime with bare feet and the grass and sand between your toes! Beachgoers the world over, know that after you have spent time on the sands, whether you call it the shore or beach, you need to wash your feet well before you enter the house. Regardless of whether you wore sneakers, sandals, or let the…
Are Are We There Yet?The kingdom of God is like a man who takes up knitting in his retirement years. Ed Mosley, an 86-year-old resident of the Atlanta Georgia Dogwood Forest assisted living facility learned to knit and purl in his golden years. With an introductory loom and instructions given to him by his granddaughter, the retired engineer taught himself to make…
From Pentecost to Advent, we call this season – ordinary time. Ordinary time to use ordinary ways to know God and God’s people more deeply. This month, we have been looking at movies as a lens to see into themes of biblical truths in everyday life. Today, let’s take a look another part of what makes a biblical hero; they are better…
After a major downpour, like the one we had the other day, a mother watched her two little boys playing in a puddle hole through her kitchen window. The older of the two, a five-year old, took his younger brother by the back of his head and shoved his face into the puddle. As the boy recovered, shook his head, laughing and…
Did you know: The human body is miraculously complex,With 60 million cells,With 36 million heart beats every year,With 300 billion red cells produced every day,With 60,000 miles of blood vessels in each body.And in order to make this marvelous body you and I are inhabiting continue to function, we need to different parts to work together! From the pinky toe to the…
In our last home, we had a compost bin. At the farthest edge of our yard, we would fill it with cut-up leaves after mowing the lawn, grass clippings, and carrot shavings, peelings from apples, as well as other vegetable and fruit peelings. Then we would turn it over and over and over again. We would regularly check in on the progress…
Slide 1: Today we want to focus on something we may not think much about- the stewardship of our legacy. How do we live so that our lives continues to change the world, shape the world for God even after our lives here end? Slide 2: Psalm 78- this is The Message version- goes like this: 1-4 Listen, dear friends, to God’s…
Last weekend, Steve and I took some time away in New York City for our anniversary. We walked through Times Square, around Broadway specifically, and the rest of the Theater district. We heard lots of voices calling to get our attention. Large television screens advertising everything from news stations to clothing. There were broadcasts of games and talk shows. There were pop-up…