So thankful for this tiny family of mine. Looking forward to spending a few days away from the hustle & bustle of work with these two. This past year we have had so much to be thankful for. As we look ahead to the coming year, I can't help but think of what we've endured, overcome, and rejoiced ...
faith
15 Verses for When You’re Anxious or Worried
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your ...
Stop Hunger Now
Every year at Discovery there is a service project for the middle schoolers to do during the weekend. Stop Hunger Now is an organization that host meal planning events where over 10,000 meals are packed in two hours by 40-50 volunteers. Just think what happens when hundreds of people get together ...
RELEVANT & Firehouse
Every get tired of the same old Sunday School lesson by the same author each week? Cough cough, Adam Hamilton, cough cough. Don't get me wrong, I love a good Adam Hamilton video lesson and corresponding book every now and then, but all too often in the Methodist church this tends to be overdone, ...
Fusion & Discovery
When I say our church has an incredible student ministry, I'm not even close to doing it justice. Element Student Ministry is seriously such a haven for middle and high school students to not only have fun, but learn about Christ and how to apply scripture to their lives on a daily basis. Fusion is ...
Emmaus
Last year at this time, on Feb 19-22 (a Thursday through Sunday), I spent the weekend on a retreat that has impacted me more than I ever thought it would. Now, I have been on several retreats as both a student and as a leader, but quite honestly the spiritual aspect of those retreats was second to ...