“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands: “I know your works, your toil and your patient...
Tag: Church
Advent Reflections: On a mission…
This is the fifth in a series of reflections on John 1. A man named John was sent from God. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him everyone would believe in the light....
A Church in Every Town
I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!” - Psalm 122:1 (CEB) My family and I just returned from a truly wonderful trip to Europe. Dave and I wanted to travel abroad with our boys...
Incarnate: discipleship
This is the fifth in a five-part series on where God is calling me next. The first post can be found here. They praised God and demonstrated God’s goodness to everyone. The Lord added daily to the community those...
Prayer: accountability
This is the fourth in a five-part series on where God is calling me next. The first post can be found here. Instead, by speaking the truth with love, let’s grow in every way into Christ, who is the head....
Word: dialogue
This is the third in a five-part series on where God is calling me next. The first post can be found here. Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and...
Treasuring
This is the second in a five-part series on where God is calling me next. The first post can be found here. The "magic blanket" - can you guess which corner they held when the sucked their thumbs? But...
All for Jesus
The Normandy American Cemetery, overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel, was established on June 8, 1944, as the first U.S. cemetery in Europe during World War II. It holds the graves of more than 9,300 U.S. servicemen who died...


