Jeff: By a show of hands, how many people here have been tent camping? Ok. Now, leave your hands up if you really enjoyed it.

I heard a story once of a man who loved sweets, but he decided to give them up for Lent one year. In order to

When I was growing up, my brother loved playing the game Monopoly. He often asked the rest of our family to play with him–a request

When April and I would greet people at one of the previous churches we were a part of, we would say, “Hello!” or “Good morning.”

April: Today, on this third Sunday in Lent, we are focusing on this line in the Lord’s Prayer: “Thy will be done on earth as

If I were to ask you what the good news of God is, what would you say? (leave time for responses) In the first chapter

On this first Sunday in Lent, I’m amazed at how quickly we’ve moved from the manger and Christmas to the journey with Jesus toward the

Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins composed a poem titled “Aimless Love” that speaks to me about how broad our American concept of love is. This

When Jesus is asked which commandment is the greatest, he responds, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all

How many of you know the name Horatio Gates Spafford? Spafford was born in 1828 in New York. Spafford moved to Chicago in 1856 and