The guy who “is the answer” asked a lot of questions. Three hundred and seven to be exact. Someone counted. In the gospels, people asked Jesus one hundred eighty three questions. He only gave a handful of straight answers. Usually, he answered with a question, a...
You may have noticed that not everyone in our church thinks the same. Name the topic and there are almost as many opinions as people. The hardest part of regathering a church like ours in a time like this is navigating how to honor people...
As we prepare to gather together again, some people have asked me why. Why not just continue online until the pandemic is over? While the blessing of technology has given us the gift of broadcasting services and gathering digitally through zoom, nothing beats presence. Knowing the...
I want to be like a tree when I grow up. Specifically, I want to be like a redwood. Spending the last couple of weeks immersed in redwood forests in California and Oregon, these gentle giants taught me a few lessons about resilience and longevity. Don't be...
Sometimes you need to press the pause button. At the beginning of the year I discovered and shared the Pause App. John Eldredge and his team released the app along with his book Get Your Life Back just as we were beginning the year with New...
"There is one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Eph. 4:6 This declaration by the apostle Paul puts an end to any idea of "us and them" for Christians who accept the Bible as our authority. WE...
By Jeanne Swanberg Never in my lifetime has there been a more universal picture of the true battle we face in this world than the pandemic we are in today. Our battle is an enemy we cannot see. The fight is real. And the weapon to...
We live in an us versus them culture constantly forcing you to choose sides. Black or white, left or right, mask or not, for or against, this polarization helps drive ad revenue through clicks but it prevents us from listening to each other and making any...
Building Up By Cheryl Klem, MA, LMFT Mrs. Day, Teri, Arnold, Bill, Roy, Ed, and my family are some of the individuals on a long list of people in my life of who made a lasting impact because of their encouragement. You’ve never met them, but if...
Protests and riots continue across the country over racial injustice and the inequities in our criminal justice system. Because our church has taken a "centered-set" approach* in areas of politics and theology where our people legitimately differ, some may assume racism is an area where we...
