It’s a Rental

It’s a Rental

For the last year, I’ve driven Pike to school most mornings. The routine is pretty ordered. We sing songs, usually Pike’s picks of whatever is on the iPhone. Sometimes we talk about the day. Sometimes we sing. On the last quarter mile stretch before school, we recite...
Serving at Golden Orchards

Serving at Golden Orchards

At the beginning of the year, an idea was presented by one of our Fearless Residents to start serving at our local nursing homes. The mission was to simply provide a consistent presence so that we could build new relationships, share the love of Jesus through word and...
Worshipping God in the Ordinary

Worshipping God in the Ordinary

Modern-day Evangelicalism is replete with new ideas for discipleship. Publishers are churning out book after book, each claiming to have discovered the secret to discipleship; the one way that works. But Tish Harrison Warren is not interested in a theological debate...
Tending to the Garden of Our Hearts

Tending to the Garden of Our Hearts

It’s garden season again. Many of us are making trips to Lowe’s, Menards, and greenhouses across town. A few years ago, Kristi and I jumped on the “hey we are stuck at home with literally nowhere to go – so let’s plant things and watch them grow” bandwagon. We...