I don’t normally do two posts on the same day, but I didn’t want this one to wait till tomorrow. In light of recent events there has been some talk online about how we talk to children about tragedy. I won’t claim to have all the answers, but I will offer my thoughts. I hope
How Could God Let This Happen?
It seems whenever something bad happens the question comes up, “How can a loving God allow this to happen.” This question can be a good thing, leading to a healthy exploration of ones faith. This can lead to a deeper faith and a greater love and relationship with God. Or, this can be a bad
Setting Goals For Jesus – Jesus
All week I have been looking at Luke 5:17-26. Each day I have looked at a differs people involved in this story. You can use the links at the bottom of this post to access all of the posts in this series. Today I want to look at Jesus himself. In this passage we find
Setting Goals For Jesus – The Other People
This week we have been looking at Luke 5:17-26. Monday we looked at an overview of the passage. Tuesday we looked at the paralytic. Yesterday we looked at the four men that helped him. Today I want to look at some of the other people that were present when this was going on. The Scribes
Unpacking Orange: #OC13 – Part 1
Ok, the Orange Conference is over and life has returned to normal (whatever that is). Well, I thought I would take some time to unpack some of the STUFF I got from the Orange Conference. Yes, I still have a suitcase full of swag that I grabbed while I was there. Don’t worry I took

