Category: The Church

Public or Private?

  With recent events in my life unfolding I have taken a step back to really evaluate myself and what people see in me. I have to admit, I have my flaws. I can only be responsible for …

They cannot hear you if their stomachs are growling…

In Matthew 25:31-46, we are given the final judgment. In Matthew 28:16-20, we are given the Great Commission. “Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they …

The Flying Geese

    I was driving towards home one day, when the sun was low in the sky, setting it all on fire with beautiful colors of pink, red, purple and blue. I was mezmerized by the beauty before …

There Was That One Weekend….

  I don’t even know how to express the importance of Women’s Christian Community . I don’t know how to paint a picture of it either. Then there was that one weekend…. My heart was pounding with excitement, …

Be Where You Are

When sitting in various places where we all wait, I spend a lot of time just taking in all my surroundings. I look at weird things- the way a room is decorated, paint colors, furniture and most of …

Dear Church Ladies….with article

A couple weeks ago, I contributed to this website with a letter to the ladies of the church….I love womens ministry…and I really feel the need for it more and more. Follow the link HERE I hope you …

Living in the BUBBLE

To ignite true change, you have to ignite something different, something fierce, something that makes you want to get up in the morning and be – different. Over the past few years I have been lighting these fires …

Easter Chance

The Easter eggs are all stuffed, sorted and bagged. Dinner is planned, a grocery list is prepared. Now it is time for me to sit back and pray for the days ahead. Easter is not an easy holiday …

On the Subject of Being a Less Crappy Christian

This morning as I lay in bed, my mind kept wandering to something Jen Hatmaker says in her book due out in August…She has an entire chapter dedicated to church people and how to treat one another. It …

It is the Sanctuary

When I was a kid, we had certain terms for the different places in the church building.  And the place where the worship service, sermon and big events happened was always called the “Sanctuary”. For thirty three years …