SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
FROSTY PUMPKINS
It’s that time of year again, when I think about this poem (which someone also used as their audition monologue for our Alley Theatre this last weekend): WHEN the frost...
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
CROSS PURPOSES
In my office at church I have a wall filed with crosses. Some are big, some are small, some metal and some wood. Some are hand-made, others a little more...
ENCOURAGEMENT
SALT
After my trip to ISRAEL I’ve been “bulking up” on bacon! I had 9 days without it on the trip, and suffered from withdrawal, I’m afraid. One of the best...
THE CHURCH
OUR DAMASCUS ROAD
His Hebrew name was Saul, and his Greek name was Paul. I’ve been reading his letters in the scripture for as long as I can remember. My relationship with him...
THE CHURCH
FAITH & WORSHIP
“I don’t believe in God anymore,” I overheard her say to a friend on the phone, while we were both in line at PAYLESS, “I just know too many hypocrites.”...
ENCOURAGEMENT
DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN
Mountaintop experiences, we all have them, we all experience them, and usually we all enjoy them. However, we don’t LIVE on the mountain, and sooner or later we have to...
ENCOURAGEMENT
WHERE JESUS WALKS
During these last few weeks, as I have pondered, planned, and packed for our trip to Israel, my dad’s voice sings in my mind. “I walked today where Jesus walked.” ...
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DIRECTING THE CHOIR
So CENTRAL CHRISTIAN enters a new chapter, with our new Director of Music, John Huntoon, and Pianist/Organist, Mike Meadows. I have been singing in a church choir, or playing the...
ENCOURAGEMENT
TEACHERS & TEACHING
Miss LaClaire, Miss Just, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Van Dyke, Mrs. Goranson, Mrs. Stankman, Mr. McNamara. When schools begin again in the fall, I go through these names and memories again. ...
THE CHURCH
GROWTH
For the first time in my life (since my graduation from college) I’m planning for the rest of my life, which means I’m looking at my retirement years. And by...