Hope in the Dark
This week as I was working on my message for Sunday, I took a moment to let these words from “O Holy Night” land on my soul. As we walked through…
Category: Church & Ministry
The Practice of Lament
A powerful way to embrace lament is by engaging in corporate or communal sorrow. While we understand that grieving is often a very private road, if we…
Rising to the Surface
When I was in Mexico a couple of years back with a group of leaders, we spent one of the afternoons snorkeling around massive reefs. Underwater we fou…
The Only Way Through is Together
As Kate and I step into this next season with you, we are filled with gratitude over the way this community has gone to battle with us the last two mo…
Family Reunion
Have you ever been to a family reunion? The kind where uncles and aunts and cousins and 2nd cousins come out of the woodwork to gather together for a…
The Joy of Surrender
This week, I invite you to join me in the upside down Kingdom of God. When you find yourself grasping and holding on tightly to something, take a step…
Remembering the Good Things
Sometimes things take longer than you expect. In some ways, I have felt like the last year or so I was robbed of many things. But, Yesterday I was cha…
The Gray of Grace
I went on a walk with my dear friend, Angie, earlier this week. We traipsed through the forest at upper Lithia as thoughts and questions poured out o…
The Song of Your Season
What song are you singing these days? What are you declaring as you connect your heart with the Lord? I would challenge each one of you in this se…
Love is a Miracle
In the midst of so many different things happening around us, I want to encourage us all to keep our eyes on Jesus and our ears turned toward Holy Spi…