“Sorry seems to be the hardest word” Have truer words ever been sung or spoken? We either ignore our poor behavior or we awkwardly try to explain it away. To take responsibility for our actions seems to be a lost art. We look for someone else to blame or we easily dismiss as miniscule the [...]
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I’m Sorry – Can you say it?
Posted in loving, reflections, tagged life together on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
People Who Have Changed the World
Posted in faith, loving on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Steve Jobs died yesterday. He made his “ding” in the world (one of his quotes). It was interesting to watch Facebook posts and see the comments made about Steve Jobs whether they were in appreciation for his contribution to the digital world, prayers for his family, or people who had no idea who Steve Jobs [...]
Traveling Together
Posted in community, loving on October 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow we begin a new series in INCREASE on Sundays (ministry to grades 1-4) called “INTERSTATE 4 one another.” The first lesson is on traveling together. When I think of travel experiences that I have had with other people, I look back and laugh and sometimes groan in agony. Traveling together can bring out the [...]
Change This World and East Side Church of God
Posted in community, loving on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
East Side Church of God, Anderson partnered with Change this World to feed hungry kids. East Side raised $13,900 through t-shirt sales, dimes collected in water bottles, quarters collected in M&Ms tubes, and offerings in order to pack 50,000 meals that are headed to Uganda and Haiti. Today hundreds of people participated in packing the [...]
Children of Promise – Church of God
Posted in loving on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You can change the life of a child forever. By sponsoring children through Children of Promise, you provide them with food, education, basic medical care, and spiritual nurture. There is a child waiting who needs your love, prayers, and support right now. Children of Promise is the Church of God child sponsorship program. All assistance [...]
Where are you?
Posted in it is what it is, loving on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh is definitely not an “it is what it is” kind of character. Who do you need to go find?
God Is For Us
Posted in loving on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
loving us wanting the best for us teaching us holding us creating a beautiful world for us sharing his world with us God is for us.
Something to Smile About
Posted in loving, quotes on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The greatest honor we can give to God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love. What God most wants is to see you smile because you know how much God loves you. Julian of Norwich, Taken from The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith
Jesus Loves Me?
Posted in loving, reflections on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus loves me How do I know? Yes, the Bible tells me so and so does the preacher and maybe even the Sunday School teacher but how do I know Jesus loves me? by knowing Jesus yes, reading the Bible yes, talking to him yes, responding to his invitation to know him yes, being part [...]
God’s Abundance
Posted in loving, quotes on July 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
God is a God of abundance, even a God of excess. He doesn’t do things halfway. Anne Christian Buchanan Something to think about . . . Lots of responses, questions, and understandings, maybe misunderstandings in regards to this quote. Will it be “it is what it is”? or something more?
