The Spirit of Gentleness
Yesterday morning, Brandon and I were walking through the farmer’s market downtown when suddenly before us was a man holding a gigantic sign. As people…
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The Spirit of Kindness
One afternoon when I was serving the church in Marengo, a young woman walked into the church and asked to use the telephone. Not a…
Rising Strong: Failing and Falling
In this “Rising Strong” series, we have remembered a few things so far about what it means to live as children of the resurrection. First…
Love Is All You Need
As Coptic Christians gathered in Egypt this morning to celebrate Palm Sunday, bombs rocked their sanctuaries. Thirty-six people were killed in the blasts. This week…
The Heart of the Matter
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had this strange sensation in my neck. To me, it feels like my pulse is a bit off…
Sermon on the Mount: The Golden Rule
My sister-in-law has been staying with us all week while she completed a training here in Des Moines for her work place. It was really…
The Sermon on the Mount: Lord’s Prayer Lessons
This morning in worship, we built our entire service around the Lord’s Prayer, using songs and brief meditations to help us focus on the various…
Fruit that Won’t Spoil
Since we are continuing this morning with the gospel of John this week and Jesus’ imagery of the vine, I thought I’d share with you…