Have you ever been on a high ropes course or done a trust fall? It’s become a regular part of our in-service training at school for both staff and students. Nothing creates an environment of automatic interdependence like hanging on a rope 100 feet about the ground. This fall, I…
Read moreAre you growing up? Recently I gathered a few of my after school students and showed them photos from the previous year. They laughed and pointed as they noticed how little they once looked. They had grown in so many ways and it was obvious. But how about spiritual growth?…
Read moreHave you ever told God to “prove Himself”? “OKAY, GOD, I’m going to give you a chance to prove yourself.” When I was a child, I use to lay in bed and pray to God to give me certain things. I would lay in bed, with my hands…
Read moreRoad slippery? Life looming? Way unsteady? Bigger than YOU? NOT bigger than HIM. When life seems to boldly stretch out in front of our face, grabbing our hands—wanting to catapult us into the unknown, remember this: Psalm 32:8—”I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go: …
Read moreWe hear the word “Grace” often in church. We sing “Amazing grace how sweet the sound”. We talk about God’s grace, but what is it? What is grace? Grace is a pardon activated by faith. It saves us from ourselves and stands us next to Jesus. It washes us clean…
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