Finding God in the Sandbox: Share Everything?

Finding God in the Sandbox: Share Everything?

Finding God in the Sandbox: Share Everything? January 11, 2015 Luke 12:13-21 I was at a Jefferson High School football game this year and watched as a couple of middle school girls were walking up the steps. One of the girls was wearing a mouthpiece with flashing...
When Peter and Don Stood Up Among the Believers

When Peter and Don Stood Up Among the Believers

Acts 1:12-15, January 4, 2015 Who doesn’t love a good story? Other than the stories of the Bible, I was raised on a good helping of stories like Paul Bunyan, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Black Beauty, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and...
Entering 2015 With the God of Possibilities

Entering 2015 With the God of Possibilities

When our children were young, we owned bicycles equipped with child seats. Riding the bicycle with one of our boys in a child’s seat was a fun way for us to spend time together. I got some exercise while one of the boys enjoyed the changes of scenery.   We also talked...
Finding Light in the Unexpected

Finding Light in the Unexpected

Christmas Eve John 1:1-14 If you have ever traveled to a developing nation, you know what happens in those countries, while normal and expected there, can be unexpected from our perspective. In Liberia, I’ve watched a cell phone tower erected over several weeks with...
Who is That Looking Back At Me?

Who is That Looking Back At Me?

When I was about the age of three, I had my first chance to sit on Santa’s knee.   He was in the back of George Shipman’s Dixie Dandy, Close to the bottle drinks, meat section, and Christmas candy.   A “Ho! Ho! Ho!” came from a mouth I could not see, Words...