March 16 My girls have enjoyed Avatar: The Last Airbender series. This series is different than the other smurf based Avatar. Rather than blue people, each nation is tied to one of the four elements (earth, air, water, and fire). They

March 10 This past week one of our Sunday visitor cards was from Cookie, a guest who has understandable priorities for small groups. It made the office laugh and I respect the shout out to the Count with the Children’s ages

March 2 While reading Yummy Yucky to Darcy Meg came to “Ice Cream is Yummy… too much ice cream is bad.” Meg: “Why is too much ice cream bad?” Darcy: “Because if you have too much ice cream you should

February 24 Last chapter — last week’s devotion — Jesus asked the disciples to feed the crowd. In today’s passage – if you can’t stand with Jesus, get out of the kitchen! But there really isn’t any tension. We can’t eat

February 17 Reading this story Ivy asked, “Were the fish cooked?… Did they still have eyes?” I have never considered Jesus serving sushi. I suppose I always pictured fresh baked bread and glazed salmon over a bed of rice. Everyone

February 12 A real Shower — You may have already heard about David Whitlock, but if not – take a minute and four seconds to listen to the NPR report:   Can you imagine not showering for twelve years? Can you imagine

February 10 In seminary Dr Garland was in the midst of writing a commentary on Luke and during class read the end of this passage to us. He then asked a softball question, which in church language deserved a Sunday