Read this amazing passage this morning that I wanted to share with you. John 1: 14-18 14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15( John bore witness about him, and cried out, [...]

I read a blog post yesterday from my friend, Ian Cron, (when I grow up I want to be able to write like him).  It convicted me in so many ways and I just had to share a portion of it with you guys. He wrote… A year ago Rob and I were sitting in [...]

Well, you guys know how much I love Christmas, but this is early even for me. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, but I couldn’t help it. Just hear me out on my reasoning. Every year when I take the tree down I always wish I had just a few more weeks. I’m never “over it.” And [...]

Well, my favorite Christmas present this year came from my in-laws who gave me a clay target thrower. I don’t know if you’ve ever been skeet shooting but it’s a blast. Skeet is a “recreational and competitive activity where participants attempt to break clay disks flung into the air at high speed.” Just in case [...]

I’m getting so stinkin’ excited I can hardly stand it. Christmas is finally HERE!!!! We’re crazy busy right now and in the middle of a bunch of Christmas Eve services but I wanted to pause for just a moment to wish you guys a Merry Christmas. We’re so blessed to have you as part of [...]

My friend, Brad, posted a great quote the other day from Dietrich Bonhoeffer who reportedly said this from a Nazi Prison in 1943. “God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment. No evil can befall us; whatever men may do to us, they cannot but serve the God who [...]

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate each one of you who regularly visits this blog. Over the past two years you guys have become an important part of our family. I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas and get to spend tons of time with friends and family! Love you all!!! Here’s [...]

It’s amazing how many of these Nativity scenes I can pass during this time of year and rarely, if ever, think much about it.  It’s sad, but in many ways I’m afraid we’ve put the nativity scene in the same category as Santa, Frosty and the little elves reducing it to a mere symbol of [...]