Brandi talks about what it meant when Jesus came from Nazareth - what a small town it was to come from. People expected Jesus to put Nazareth on the map,…
A moment as a kid where he discovered his voice was being valued vaulted Ken into a new understanding of how the world - and the church - should operate.
Andy talks about the Corinthian church, and the terrible choices they were making. There’s much we don’t have in common with the Corinthians - but the things that we do,…
Paul’s letter is not just to Timothy - it’s a letter to the whole church. It’s to remind them of recognizing what the young can do for their church. “Our…
The scripture today talks about what it was like when Paul left and a young person like Timothy came to take up the mantle. Andy talks about how important that…
Whenever Brandi went anywhere, her mother always said “Be careful - I love you.” Because she couldn’t go everywhere with Brandi, but she wanted Brandi to always remember what she’d…
When Andy's children were young, they had him read the same stories over and over. He got tired of it, but he kept at it, each and every time. Why…
Andy just turned 51 this week (or, as Deborah says, 612 months), and it's made him long for the days of his childhood - playing baseball in his yard and…
Caroline has reached the “why?” phase of her childhood. And in answering those questions, Brandi is realizing how those answers are opening up her own eyes to see the world…
We are living in a time where people work to *make* things, always making new things as trends come and go. Some things are easier to pick up than others.…
The long stretch of the quarantine has left Andy with a longing for the pieces of home... his mother's chocolate cream pie, the sounds of baseball, the things we have…
During a vacation, free from email and a constantly ringing phone, Ken is reminded of the old adage that “ignorance is bliss” - but as he looks back in his…