This week when I preached I went off on a little bit of a rant. I have had a lot of people since speak to me about said rant, and their appreciation for it, so I thought I would share it with you on the blog. This is rather more controversial than I usually lean…
At the beginning of this year I was talking to a friend who shared that a Christian speaker he admires reads forty books a year. I admit I was not that impressed. “Forty?” I said. “I’m sure I read forty books a year!” I love reading, so when I did the math, realizing that was…
Well, I’ve got to be honest, it’s been one of those weeks where I feel weary. My guess is I’m not alone in this one. A lot of hard things have happened in our country and in our city and in the day-to-day lives of people I care about. It felt like one of those…
Okay, so I didn’t almost slice it off. But it did really hurt! Many of you will know (thanks to my Facebook update AND my announcement at church on Sunday…) that on Sunday morning while I was cutting up the bread for communion that I cut my finger. Badly. Dallas had already left for church.…
As a child who grew up in church, memorizing Scripture was a game that let you win prizes. In Sunday School or at camp or at Vacation Bible School showing up with a verse from the Bible that you could recite led to a reward. Sometimes it was a sticker on a chart, or points…
So this Sunday at MHBC was maybe one of the loudest Sundays ever. I don’t mean loud in the sense of music or special effects or mic volume. It was loud with chatter and movement and babies and kids and adults who were sorting themselves out. There were newborns that needed cuddles. There were people…
This fall we gave Josiah a number of options that he could pick from for activities to try. They included soccer, baseball, a kid’s club and Beavers. Much to my surprise, he picked…piano lessons. I’m not complaining. I love music and I was excited that he shares that love of music as well. We found…
I was recently asked this question by someone: “How do you know when it’s time to leave your church and find a new one?” I get asked this question more often than one might think. We Christians can have a hard time finding, and staying at, a church, for lots of different reasons. The decision…
This week at MHBC we had an “all ages” service where everyone – babies, kids, and teens included – worshiped together in our main service. I think it’s really important that children aren’t always separated from “big church,” so we do some of version of this often. This week there were a couple of motivations. …
Well I’m in a bloggy-mood this week! As I mentioned yesterday, today is my 11th Anniversary. As I enjoy the well wishes and likes of statuses on Facebook today, I found myself thinking about what I would say to Eleven-Years-Ago-Leanne about marriage and all the things she didn’t understand. The list is very long –…
