One of our members asked the church to take on a special community service project a few years ago called "Small Mall." We open our doors...

We invited everyone from both sides of our family to our home for Thanksgiving and 32 people showed up – less than ½ of the total that...

After my mother passed away 30 years ago, my father was grieving the loss of the love of his life. We invited him to our house that year...

One day last year I walked into my office and found a beautiful cross with a note from from one of our members that said: “Steve, I found...

Angie and I celebrated 40 years of marriage this past summer! We've been blessed to have a wonderful marriage, awesome children who have...

The idea of secular versus religious is a modern distinction that has contributed to the decline of religion and the decline of church...

Jesus broke bread with all sorts of people throughout his life: with sinners, with the self-righteous, with hungry crowds, and, most...

There’s something special to be able to say that we have children who attended church camp this summer. That’s 2 years in a row! For a...

Sign up your children ages 3-12 for Weekend VBS! This is a free event that goes Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Sunday morning....

34 years ago, on Father’s Day, our son Jon was born. I said at the time was the greatest Father’s Day gift I could ever receive. That's...

I saw a couple of Toms strutting while I was leaving one of my favorite morel mushroom hunting spots. When I'm mushroom hunting and...

Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. This week, more than any other, we need to reflect upon the time from Jesus arrest, to his...

Catholics eat fish on Fridays & during Lent partly because Jesus ate fish. There are many meals where Jesus served and/or ate fish.

Second post regarding reasons churches have been shrinking since the 1950s. A creative look that isn't burdened by polls, or research!

Everywhere you turn there’s a new report, survey, poll, or article saying that churches in America are shrinking, fewer people are going...

If you're a white American it's hard to take an objective look at your own views of racism. Most of us believe that we aren't racists...

Gandhi said, “There is enough for everyone’s need but not enough for everyone’s greed.” That’s an unfortunate truth about the...

Religious tradition names the three "Magi of Bethlehem" as Balthasar of Arabia, Melchior of Persia, and Gaspar of India. Magi comes from...

The Russian war on Ukraine has lasted 10 months and this little country has miraculously held out against a much bigger adversary. The...

When our children were younger we’d rush around on Christmas Eve to get everyone dressed up and ready for Christmas Eve service at Park...