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Lead Like Jesus: SERVE

On A Mission to Serve Several years ago, I was on a mission trip with a group of people in Baja, Mexico, where we had gone to serve for a…



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Lead Like Jesus: LEAD

Follow the Leader I don’t know about you, but one of the first things I learned in school was a game called “Follow the Leader.” You remember how this game…



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What if the church were like a family?

Family How do you know how much you’re worth? When I was a kid, our family played a lot of card games. Games like War where 2 people lay down…



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What makes a church a welcoming church?

What makes a church a welcoming church? Unexpected Post Game Clean Up A few weeks ago the world was captivated by what happened after a football game. I know what…



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House Rules

Welcome to Our House: House Rules In our house growing up, we had a few house rules that I still remember. Things like, after school you had to do your…



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All are welcome in God’s house

We are all wonders 27 surgeries before the age of 10 In 2012, R. J. Palacio published a book called, “Wonder.” It’s a story about a kid named Auggie Pullman….



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Moved to GO

What do we do when people need rescue? Like a lot of you, this story caught my attention a few weeks ago. On June 23, the Wild Boar soccer team,…



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Moved to Awaken

Awake I have a confession to make. I don’t know how many of you struggle with this. I didn’t use to struggle with this, but the older I get the…



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Moved to Turn

U-turn? Like a lot of you, our family has been on the road quite a bit this summer. One of the things our kids love to do when we’re on…



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3 Things to Consider When Giving to Your Church

Giving What if you gave like you believed that the God of the universe would always take care of you & provide for you? Today I want to suggest 3…