Most everyone has seen the “Get out of Jail Free” card that is part of the Monopoly game. Many of you have also likely seen a card...

Do you remember the Extreme Makeover TV series? There were at least two I recall, one focused on transforming people and the other...

When you were growing up, did people say how you looked like your mom or dad? My wife and I have heard many times how our kids look like...

This is often a question people struggle with. Some may even say it is one reason they don’t believe God exists. Surely if God exists, He...

Christmas is the time where we celebrate the coming of Jesus. Jesus, the Son of God, comes into this world as a baby, born to Mary and...

Let’s give the gift of unconditional love this Christmas. Did you know going to church every week does not make someone a Christian? ...

Have you experienced a vacation that was so amazing you came back and told everyone about it? You describe in detail all of the beautiful...

All the “cool” people will know why this week’s post is titled, “Jesus is King” Don’t worry. I’m mostly joking with that first sentence....

Who do you see when you look in the mirror?   Do you see someone who can love as Jesus loves? When we think of love, I’m thinking of how...

Did you grow up in the church? I ask because it feels like this week’s post was written mostly to people who have grown up in church....

My family and I recently had the awesome privilege of visiting Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Go ahead and take a minute to...

In our last post, we asked for some feedback. We asked for some questions you may find yourself wrestling with as we want these posts to...

Seriously, we want this email/blog to be for you. We hope that more often than not you find something that helps you. Our focus at...

Many people who gathered in church last week know countless others who were not at church, which includes close family members and...

Jesus didn’t die on the cross so that you would go to Heaven when you die. Go ahead. Read that sentence again. “But, wait,” you say....

What if when you woke up in the morning and turned on the news, you didn’t see what you were used to seeing? There wasn’t any discussion...

What does the word “Sunday” mean to you? I often hear: Sunday is the only day of the week where I get to sleep in. Sunday, isn’t that...

The United Methodist Church (UMC) met last week in General Conference. General Conference is made up of delegates from around the world....

I really think the title today should’ve been longer – “Live out your calling, and stop getting in the way of other people living out...

What? How can you be a thriving church if you are a dying church? First, we must consider what it means to be a church. Let’s look at...