In our family, we celebrate special days over a period of time. So birthdays become birthday weeks and anniversaries become week, even month, long celebrations. This anniversary is no different. My wife and I began to celebrate our special day nearly a week before the actual day, and we continue to celebrate even now. As we enjoyed our memories and our time together, I began […]
Today, is the culmination of our congregation’s annual stewardship campaign. On this Consecration Sunday, we ask people to reaffirm their commitment to be stewards of all God gives them. Yes, this involves a financial pledge, but in includes so much more. Stewardship can be an unpopular topic. We like our privacy. We tire of the media voices inundating us with requests for money, and honestly, […]
Yesterday, while I was out with my family, we passed a man reading the sports section of the newspaper while he was waiting for the light to change. We all laughed and I began thinking about our growing passion to attempt to fit more into our busy schedules. We hurry from place to place, working as we go thanks to our Bluetooth headsets, voice recorders, […]