How does God ignite your heart? How do you experience God? How do you feel the presence of the Holy Spirit? If you find yourself saying that it doesn’t include the most recent worship music or a beloved hymn...that is completely normal. If you find yourself feeling as though you experience God in things that … Continue reading heart

“We went to this really great lunch presentation! You have to check out this book!” Rachel and Caroline, the North Cross Children’s Ministry and Youth Ministry directors, were absolutely giddy when they found the books Red Letter Challenge. Their joy and excitement was literally contagious. I remember looking at it and thinking, “That looks like … Continue reading light

Fresh air, a nice burn in your legs, sunshine on my face…with all this working from home, I find that I sit way too much at my desk. While I benefit from no distraction of people walking into my church office, it also means there are no distractions and I do not get up and … Continue reading walk

When I was in my twenties, God took my calling to global ministry and narrowed it significantly to orphan ministry, and eventually orphan prevention. The most ironic thing of all this is that I was not a ‘kid’ person, and for sure not a ‘baby’ person. I worked with teenagers, and told people 5th and … Continue reading child

When you grow up around a lake there are certain dock traditions that manifest. One of ours was grabbing the Pert Plus, lathering our heads with the soapy bubbles dribbling everywhere and jumping off the roof of the dock into the lake to wash our hair. Save your questions of how that was actually clean … Continue reading wash

I will never forget the first time I saw a Hydroflask in Haiti, and the cold, clean water that it could hold for hours upon hours. In hot Haiti, water never stayed cold for too long, but if you had a Hydroflask…all bets were off. And friends, this was long before Hydroflask bottles were cool … Continue reading water

When my nephew and I go to the Wonders of Wildlife at Bass Pro, there is this tank of fish that are constantly swimming in the same direction and it is so tall it looks like a fishnado. Even if one or a couple of fish drift out, the entire column of fish adjusts to … Continue reading fish

I’ve spent a lot of time on highway 13 between Kansas City and Springfield in the last year. First it was springy trees, then those summery ones….and then my favorite fall colors. You don’t miss a Midwest fall until you’ve lived in eternal summer and Colorado where it is mostly yellow aspens for fall. Don’t … Continue reading tree

I was surrounded by lively boisterous worship music. Every hand was raised in the air. If the roof were not attached, I am completely sure that it would have lifted off of the walls supporting it. Pastor Claude was decked out in his white suit. Three piece white suit, mind you, as well as white … Continue reading hurt

I have a serious concern to bring up with you, my friends, using the authority of Jesus, our Master. I’ll put it as urgently as I can: You must get along with each other. You must learn to be considerate of one another, cultivating a life in common. I bring this up because some from Chloe’s family … Continue reading cross