Staff Blog
BOOK OF JUDGES
The roller coaster lives we live. Do good, get good? Do bad, get bad? That doesn’t change anybody. We’ll just end up, like hornets, mad. “The good life,” man’s highest pursuit? Fools believe it’s life’s greatest bliss. Angry with God when it ceases. When it returns? Him, we’ll dismiss. Depends on what “the…
BOOK OF NUMBERS
Life is tougher than you imagine. Everything starts with high hopes, But the road is a bumpy one, And along the way come the mopes. You will wonder if you’ve missed your way. Unbelieving, Spoiled, “Why aren’t things better??” Muttering and mumbling, Sputtering and grumbling. Whining and griping, Complaining and sniping.…
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Oh, Independence Day! Blessed Declaration! The law above a king, blessed separation! Inalienable rights, endowed by the Lord God. Truths that we will hold dear. The governed have the nod. And for seven long years, a war of attrition. Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, Concord and Lexington. Fort Ticonderoga, Trenton and King’s Mountain, Bloody…
AMERICAN HEROES
Monroe, Hancock, Knox, Jay, Franklin and Washington, Benjamin Rush, Sherman, Jefferson, Hamilton. Minutemen, patriots, Swamp Fox, Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Tea Party, Yorktown, Saratoga.
Refuge
High, atop a mountain, a place of comfort, there. A beautiful blue sky, puffed clouds, crystal clear air. Aspen leaves fluttering, a mountainside of red, I hear a rushing stream, grass and leaves for a bed. Away from grizzly bears, far from timber crashes, Away from hellish winds, far from lightning flashes. My place…
Connecting
Magnets connect each time, Easy as when words rhyme. But people connecting? Difficult effecting! Detecting. Objecting? Respecting. Reflecting? Directing. Correcting? Expecting. Injecting? Disheartening, And heartbreaking, Demoralizing, And frustrating, Disappointing And sobering. Learning, humbling, Praying, stumbling. Enjoying. Stumbling. Delighting. Fumbling. Giving. Bumbling. Grateful. Humbling.
Psalm 139
I am in the process of memorizing Psalm 139 and am amazed at how much deeper these words go when we really meditate on them instead of just reading them. How can we ever feel alone when we have this personal, intimate love letter from the Creator of the universe. For the director of music.…
VBS Rainforest Falls 2026
Our favorite week of the summer is coming! Step through the mist into Rainforest Falls, overflowing with wild waterfalls, towering trees, and colorful creatures. Beneath a canopy of chattering birds and howling monkeys, kids plunge into a lifelong adventure of discovering the nature of God. They’ll explore what it means to be rooted in relationship…
THE THREE HARDEST WORDS TO SAY
Three words you rarely hear? You may never have heard? … Not from politicians, and not from “journalists,” Not drivers in their cars, and not from the “critics.” Not from all-star athletes nor from “celebrities,” Not colleagues at your work, nor from your families. … Parents expect their kids to utter these three words. Everyone…