When I was in middle school, our church youth group took a trip to a backyard lake owned by members of our church. The people

Be to me a rock of refuge. This is the prayer of the Psalmist. This short phrase sums up the crux of what the psalmist

Do you remember the show Extreme Home Makeover? The show always began with the story of a family who were facing some sort of hardship

What do you think of when you hear the word “surrounded?” How does this word make you feel in your body? Does your breathing speed

How many of you know what a Weeble is? How many of you owned a Weeble as a child? Do any of you have one

As we enter this Lenten season together,  we endeavor as always, to follow Jesus.  into the wilderness,  into reflection on our human frailty and sin,

Have you ever looked and saw someone you thought you recognized? And then when you looked again you saw more clearly and realized it wasn’t

When my kids were first learning how to read and write, the elementary school they attended was using a method called “Inventive Spelling.” The idea

Families are an interesting thing. When April and I do premarital counseling with couples, we use a tool called a genogram. If you are unfamiliar

Imagine with me for a moment a world where there’s not enough to go around. There’s only so much money, only so much food, only