The Story of our Lives

The Story of our Lives

I’ve begun reading a new-to-me book, Walk Across America, which relates a young man’s quest to ‘find’ himself and his country in a time of nationwide youthful angst and confusion. With just a backpack and his adventure-loving dog, he set out on a journey of...
How many reps did you say?

How many reps did you say?

When you start over, you don’t start from scratch, you start from experience. Anonymous The above quote was on the daily note board at the gym this week. An encouraging word at the beginning of this new year. It’s specifically in reference to the influx of workout...
The Road Ahead: Not What You Think

The Road Ahead: Not What You Think

When Samuel, Israel’s prophet, was sent by God to the house of Jesse, it was with the top-secret mission to anoint King Saul’s replacement, without the emotionally unstable king’s knowledge, of course. Samuel wanted this to be a quick splattering of oil on the...
A Note from Pastor DON:

A Note from Pastor DON:

“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose...
It’s a Wonderful Life

It’s a Wonderful Life

Maybe you, like me, can reflect on some past circumstances which felt so crushing as to be beyond survival. And maybe you, like me, can now look back in wonderment at how, indeed, we did survive and perhaps even prosper, despite the ‘end-of-life’ rocky stretch. And...