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We all have those moments in life where reality pierces our hearts. I had a moment like that yesterday. Okay….well…I had an afternoon like that yesterday. Heather from OhMyStinkinHeck linked through to a post from Bring The Rain, which is a blog written by Angie Smith. Friends, I [...]

I’ve known a beautiful young lady at my church for several years now. Her name is Samantha, but most of us call her Sam for short.
When so many families left the church two summers ago in the split, Sam lost some friends that she adored. I know it was pretty hard on her. [...]

The only predictable thing about kids is they’re unpredictable.
We had a kids’ craft event at church yesterday afternoon, and my friend D was there.  You know, the one who’s leaving.  It was super hard watching her talk to a few of the other ladies, saying some goodbyes and crying a bit in the process.  It [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about things like status and identity, people’s roles in life…that sort of thing. We’ve all gotten the message at least once that you have to make a big splash in life, to have fame or fortune to be successful. I wonder why we celebrate the rich, the famous, [...]

Today was our new pastor’s first day. It is also a year, almost to the day, since we met as a congregation and voted to hang together rather than close the doors. It’s been a tough year, and hard for everyone who stayed and worked to keep at least the bare minimum [...]