Use it or Lose it
On a cold November morning, not too different from today, two farmers met each other in the local coffee shop. Their crops had been harvested…
Katie Z.
putting your money where your mouth is… even if it hurts
Recently there has been a call on some of the social media outlets I follow… a call to take money out of the big banks. As…
possibilities…
Ten days ago, our church had a fall committee retreat to begin dreaming/planning/living into the new vision for our church (to reflect the light of…
the wedding garment
When we, the unworthy, accept the invitation and show up for the wedding, we are supposed to “put on” this special garment as we come…
now for a little fluff…
Yesterday’s post was hard!!! It includes a lot of stuff that I have been wanting to say/express for a while, or at the very least…
What tires you?
I recently had my annual interview with my conference superintendent. We talked about what was going on in the church, the joys and the struggles…
Giving and Recieving
(sometimes I choose to preach from an outline rather than a manuscript… someday, maybe I’ll feel freer and can do it more often!) 1. Intro:…
Carnival Mirrors
Two summers ago, our family was on vacation at Lake Okaboji in northwest Iowa. We had this tiny little house rented and with six adults…