Finding joy in the noise
Are you hearing the deepening crescendo that I am? It’s the menacing roar emanating from our American culture. It’s the ever-expanding cacophony of the...
Celebrating Pentecost
When our second child turned one, we planned a birthday celebration for her several days after her actual birthday because celebrating on the day...
Bearing fruit
We recently visited a Kansas state lake, and as we hiked the trails my husband used an app on his smart phone to identify...
Five minutes with Ken Neufeld
More than seven years ago, at age 70, Ken Neufeld got a late start at long-distance running. But he has made up for lost...
Watching it grow
After 13 months of working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, I returned to my upstairs office in the century-old house that serves as...
Making every moment count
Questions. As a children’s pastor, it seems that there are always questions. Questions from parents. Questions from staff. Questions from leadership. Questions from children....
My battle with pain
I am in a war, and I am weary. The enemy attacks every day, sometimes in the morning, more often in the afternoon but...
A group about nothing
For the last year, I have been connecting with a group of about six to eight other pastors in a LEAD Cohort for a...