Where the Heart Reaches Home

Where the Heart Reaches Home

A lifeguard may save you from drowning. A firefighter may save you from the flames of a burning house. An organ donor’s donation may save your life in the loss of theirs. Adoptive parents may rescue you from a less-than-desirable orphanage situation. These, and other...
How Much is That Degree in the Brochure?

How Much is That Degree in the Brochure?

As college tuitions continue to rise, (in the US) more and more parents, grandparents, and even close relatives, are choosing to open a college fund bank account for the children in their lives. (A very creative Vineyard pastor, with 7 children, kept a gumball...
Let the celebrations begin!

Let the celebrations begin!

I think there’s a truth the enemy of our souls dreads us ‘seeing.’ He’s OK with us formally ‘believing’ or ‘getting’ it, but He shudders in panic at the thought of us pulling back the curtain to truly ‘see,’ to truly put a stake in the ground and begin living out the...
Two Cups and A Proposal

Two Cups and A Proposal

     It is the 14th of Nisan 30 A.D. when Jesus, His disciples and Jews from everywhere gather in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover.  It is a festive meal to remember God’s miraculous deliverance of the Hebrews from the mighty burdensome hand...
More, more, endlessly more

More, more, endlessly more

Imagine a 19-year-old, bedridden and in the hospital, desperately in need of a heart transplant. News comes in of a donor heart, a perfect match.  After successful surgery and several anxious months, it appears there will be no rejection. Then, months of grueling...