Article: The Christmas Story as Told by Children

I ran across another great article this week that I wanted to share with you. I found it both helpful and enlightening! Enjoy! 10 “SPIRITUAL” WAYS TO RELAX THIS SUMMER Even when you’re not on vacation! By Pastor Kathy Hawks of Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Seattle, Washington Summer — such a delicious time of…

Have you ever heard of the term “The Butterfly Effect?” The term was coined by Edward Lorenz a research meteorologist who designed a computer program to model the weather. He was able to reduce weather into several formulas that were able to be predicted. In 1961 Lorenz was busy and wanted to shortcut his weather…

Have you ever heard of people setting up lending libraries outside? A talented carpenter might build a box with glass doors and set it up outside so that people can borrow books. It is an act of kindness and generosity knowing they might not get the books back. Yesterday, I ran across a different kind…

Last year, I preached about the word “Christ.” An untranslated word in our English translation Bibles. I wondered why this word “Christ” remained untranslated for centuries? I think I finally understand why. Christ means “anointed one.” The “chosen one”. The question is, “What was Jesus anointed or chosen to do?” In the Old Testament, there…

By the time you read this, I will be back in the Bay Area! (I hope that brings joy!) I have just spent my 33rdyear at a “camp” called Leadership Lab ( http://leadershiplab.net). It is joy to equip youth with leadership skills as well as be instrumental in helping them discover the love of Jesus….

Tomorrow night at church, we will be screening the Beatles movie, “Yellow Submarine.” My mind wandered to one of the songs in the movie that first appeared on their “Revolver” album. The song? “Eleanor Rigby”. If you don’t know the song, the lyrics focus in on the isolation and the disconnectedness that we all experience…