Perspective

Do you know Jesus’ family once thought He was nuts?  They came to talk sense into Him, only to find Him drawing a line in the sand: “those who obey my Father are my mother and brothers” – ouch! He set up a boundary, and let it be known that He had no intentions of …

2012 July: ?Missions Report?

Honestly, when I think back on the missionary reports over my years of growing up in the church, I pretty much remember pictures and ‘blah blah…support…blah blah…new school…blah blah…thank you’.  Other than the pictures and native songs & artifacts, it ranked right up there with the annual church business meeting for best time to tune …

Pomp & Circumstance

June, 2008 – Graduation Sunday – the day for the church to honor her graduates… As youth coach and mentor, I had my usual 30 brilliant ideas and last-minute to-do’s with top priority. (Demand/Control:  surrender 10, delegate 5, and receive 5 more) …and the clock was spinning… (I think it goes into hyper-drive right before deadlines) …and the …

Love Dare, Conclusion

I chose to walk through the Love Dare book, taking on the challenge to actively express God’s love to another person, when it’s not convenient, fun, or particularly rewarding.  Meeting the challenge for Day 2 took two weeks.  I don’t recall at the moment what the Day 3 challenge is, but lack of a post …