Count the Cost
I have four different apps on my phone that are designed to help me get healthy and fit and lose weight. One of them…
I Believe…
Nearly five years ago, I lead this “Enough” study with my very first congregation in Marengo. I remember vividly how I had planned out the…
Rules for a Global Church
For the past five weeks, we have used the visual reminder of small rocks like this one to help us live into our scriptures. We…
Exercise and Practice
This thought was waiting for me in my email inbox this morning, as I finished day one of working out again: Here is a traveler….
Justice, Kindness, and Mercy
As we began worship today, we sat for a bit with images that reminded us of the story of the prodigal son, or daughter in…
Over and Over and Over Again
Earlier this week, I was tired and worn out, and I kept being lazy and forgetting all kinds of things. I didn’t put the dishes…
Confrontations
[Wild west whistle] We know how the story goes. High noon. Hot dusty street. People hiding on porches and behind closed windows. Good Guy meets…
Holy Ground
In our scripture video just now, the creators left off one snippet of a verse. Right at the very end, the Book of Romans reads:…