“Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth.” (John 4:23 MSG) The Woman at the Well. She is a familiar New Testament character. Jesus met her by a well on his way to Galilee. He, a Jew, asked her, a Samaritan, for a drink of water. He offered her “living water,” knew…
Should Christians be nicer than non-Christians? Shouldn’t the Holy Spirit be turning Christians into humans who are nicer than their unbelieving friends and neighbors? The obvious answer is yes, yet our experience shows case after case in which non-Christians act with more kindness toward their neighbors than Christians do. Why is this? C. S. Lewis…
I don’t know about you, but moving from months of forced family time with very little to do outside our home to a full autumn, our schedule was more overwhelming than I anticipated. As a football coach’s wife, fall is always our busiest time of year. We know we will eat dinner from the concession…
The concept of being revived is essential and a great place to begin our conversations. Bringing something back to life for the home is such a satisfying process, whether it’s a piece of furniture we found by the side of the road, or a family heirloom long forgotten. And God’s hand reviving us is no…
We opened church by playing with playdough last week. One person on a team created something from a list of words, and the others had to guess what it was. I am sad to say, my husband and I lost by a significant margin. I guess it’s good for the pastor to be humbled. We’re…
“And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.” (Neh. 3:5 ESV) As soon as we entered the building, we knew something wasn’t right. I was teaching kindergarten in a trailer-like building behind the church sanctuary and elementary school. When we arrived at school one morning, we found…