Church Family, Lately, Frankie and I have been in a season of loving the daily breakthroughs and moments we get to witness and share with our son. It seems like every day he learns something new; a sound he can make with his mouth, a new toy or object around the house he wants to inspect (and put in his …
Mother’s Day carries many emotions. For some, it’s a joyful celebration filled with gratitude, laughter, and loving gatherings. For others, it brings grief, disappointment, loneliness, or longing. Some are celebrating mothers who loved and guided them. Others are mourning mothers they have lost, grieving strained relationships, or carrying the pain of unanswered prayers to become a mother themselves. God makes …
“Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” – Matthew 28:7 NIV On Easter Sunday, I pointed out that the first 10 verses of Matthew 28 include the words “see” or “look” several times. Matthew does this …
Psalm 23: 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your …
February 2026 It’s February, which means some of you might be making plans with your loved ones for Valentine’s Day. Or maybe you are someone who doesn’t like Valentine’s Day because it’s just too mushy and romantic for your taste. Either way, I’ll be enjoying the excuse to eat chocolate while some of you enjoy those chalky, yucky candy hearts …
Last month, kids’ ministry shared Nativi-TV, the Christmas program they’d rehearsed for months with the church. We watched Jim and Diane, a couple just trying to agree on what to watch on TV. They watched Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, find a place to stay, and welcome our savior into the world through reality TV, soap operas, weather reports, …
The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. – John 1:14 MSG In our house, we have a chalkboard that rests upon the mantle above our fireplace. My wife, Rachel, likes to write quotes or Bible verses on this chalkboard for encouragement and inspiration. Usually, she’ll write something new every few months. But this year, likely because …
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it contains a lot of really joyful memories. It also brings about a season of my life where I have been thinking a lot about gratitude because of where my family and I have been and where we are now. As I think …
Dear church family, It has been such a whirlwind being back with you after the birth of our son, Simon! I hope most of you have had a chance to meet him. If not, I’m sure you will soon. I thought it fitting to share with you some of my reflections since becoming a mom for the first time since …
Kids this month are learning about how we can respond to God in every season of life with seasonal themed sermons. You are invited to our summer themed reflection time from Psalm 1. I put on some gentle beach sounds and invited children to spread out around the room and sit, kneel, lay, stand, however they felt comfortable and said …