What You Can’t See Coming – A Ship Adrift “ I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone. – Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude, 1956 In Troubled Water Through the millennia, sailors would navigate using the best...
Get Creative With Evangelization Encounter It is finally Spring in the Midwest – a time when people start coming out of their houses to enjoy the warmer weather, longer days, and resume outdoor activities. But Spring 2020 is much different. Streets are eerily empty....
Expect the Unexpected Encounter We didn’t see this one coming! While many programs at the church are being interrupted due to the Coronavirus pandemic, some discipleship and community groups at your church might still be meeting using various online venues such as...
It’s 2020 – Do You Know God’s Purpose for You? After the Christmas holiday, many look forward to the new year and new beginnings. Every January, millions of people make New Year’s Resolutions. Common goals are to lose weight, eat healthy, and save money. These are all...
How to Embrace Gratitude At our family’s annual Christmas Eve celebration, my nieces and nephews would race to the Christmas tree and count the gifts addressed to them. Then they would quickly calculate how many gifts their cousins had to ensure they had as many. Even...
