Contemplation. Reflection. Prayer. These are hallmarks of the Lenten season. Although many of us “give up something” during Lent, this 40 day period is more about what’s going on inside — the interior conversion and conversation. We examine our lives, our words, actions, and begin to release old thought patterns and behaviors. These things can…

From the time I was a little kid, we were in church. My parents jumped right in after their conversion to Christianity. So every Sunday morning we were there for the Sunday School hour, the Church hour, then back for the Sunday night service, and again on Wednesday nights for the midweek prayer meeting. Since I also attended the…

“There is nothing unprecedented under the sun.” That’s how FB friend Doug Raymond paraphrased Ecclesiastes 1:9.  When I was a kid, Dad took Matt and I camping at a secluded mountain lake off the beaten path. I remember sitting on this massive ledge of stone on the side of the lake. I was talking about…

So I have been wanting to say something about this beautiful Christmas project but had to wait until tonight’s reveal! 21 years ago, a large church in Amsterdam, NY burned down in the middle of winter. The church had beautiful Tiffany stained glass windows, and Sara was able to collect some of the fragments. She…