Faith: Something More Than Belief
As we think about faith today, I want to go to one of the most famous verses in all of Christianity, at least from the perspective of our society. It’s a verse that we see...
Heavenly Mother
I have a big question for you this week: Who is God? If you are reading, then take some time to really think about this and write down some answers. Now, amidst all your answers,...
Following Fish
Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words. Or as Rachel Held Evans (an amazing Christian author who died suddenly this past week) has said: Christianity isn’t meant to simply be believed; it’s meant to...
Back in the Day: Our Daily Bread
I have a question for you: Do people have it easier or harder today than 50-60 years ago? If you answer was easier, then you may be thinking something like: We have air conditioning. Back...
Life and Faith: Are You Satisfied?
Have you see the movie The Greatest Showman? We just watched it for our movie night at The Cellar. It is a fictional story based on some history about PT Barnum. It is basically historical...
Spirituality: Creating Space for God Within Us
After Ehud had died, the Israelites again did things that the Lord saw as evil. So the Lord gave them over to King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, and he was...
Dumbfounded: God did what? …for who?
I am dumbfounded. And it’s because of my kids. You know how kids…especially siblings…play together, right? Sometimes they play like they really love one another. And sometimes they play like they hate each other. Most...
A Sheepish Relationship
We have several unique pieces of art in the sanctuary at Hood Memorial Christian Church. And today, on Good Shepherd Sunday, I want to point out to you the Good Shepherd window. Many sermons and...
Joined at the Vine – The Practice of Connecting to the Source of Life
Sometimes at the most tragic moments of life, we need something fun, something funny, something entertaining to pull us back from the dead and dying into the life we are living. So, I have figure...
Discovering The Power In Your Life
Have you ever got a new pet? And struggled with training it? Joanie and I got our first dog a month or so after we got engaged. He was a beagle mix. We named him...