No Assumptions. No Regrets

I just read this blog by Tim Stevens and thought it was well worth posting…… We live our lives based on a series of assumptions. Those assumptions are built on our previous life experiences. For example, we assume a great deal about other drivers. We assume they will stay on their side of the center […]

Stuck Series

Here I am speaking to LifeQuest Church during a series called Stuck

Brown Bag to the Rescue

Last night 7 LifeQuesters loaded a van full of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, donuts and bottles of water and headed to downtown KC on a mission! In between worship experiences yesterday, the lobby was buzzing with people adopting kids to provide toys for on Christmas Eve, adopting community organizations to bless with cookies and […]

An Ocean Baptism

It never ceases to amaze me when I visit countries around the world and observe how they live out their every day lives as Christ followers. Several years ago Dan and I visited several churches as a part of a team looking for churches to partner with in ministry. One Sunday afternoon as we were […]

Silence

I love reading works by Oswald Chambers and one of my favorites is My Utmost for His Highest. He asks the question, “Has God trusted you with His silence?” When I pray but feel like answers don’t come, my first thought is that the answer must be ‘no’ or that maybe prayer doesn’t really matter. […]

The Bigger Picture

This week I am privileged to be a part of a church planter assessment in North Carolina. The Discovery Center, sponsored by Growing Healthy Churches, is led by seasoned church planters who have a passion to further God’s Kingdom through planting new churches. This passion is so strong that they give up an entire week […]

Uncomfortable

I don’t know about you, but I love it when things are going great! Especially in my relationship with Jesus. Life is good, prayers are being answered, and it’s easy for me to see things from God’s perspective. It’s like being at the crest of a roller coaster ride experiencing the thrill of God taking […]

Amazing!

Sometimes really amazing things happen that are much too coincidental for explanation! For example, back in July my car broke down about 20 miles from home. It had to be towed back to our mechanic only to find out it was the alternator and battery. We were able to fix it, but when I picked […]