I shared this past Sunday out at the Audubon center, Christianity is about digging it out of the dirt. It’s a baseball analogy. When a grounder is hit to an infielder, the short stop “digs it out of the dirt” and makes a play to second or…
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I’m so proud of my nephew, Blake. He just finished hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. The trail is 2,653 miles long and begins at the California-Mexican border and ends at the Washington-Canada border. Blake started in March and just finished last week. It was an amazing adventure. He dealt with…
Somewhere in the Gospels Jesus said, “Mellow out.” I’ve searched, I can’t find it, but I know the Apostle Paul said, “Be flexible.” It’s in the book of Revelation somewhere, I can’t find the chapter and verse, but I’m sure it says, “Jesus is coming, do some yoga.” If these…
Do you remember as a kid spending long summer days and evenings playing Hide and Go Seek? I loved the game. The one chosen as “it” would close their eyes and count to sixty while the rest of the gang would go and hide themselves. When “it” opened their eyes,…
“School’s out and surf’s up!” That’s what we would be shouting as a teenager in San Diego. Yes, we had our summer jobs mowing lawns and sweeping swimming pools, but every free day was spent at the beach. I remember longing to dive into the breakers and swim for hours…
I’m very excited to announce we’re going to start worshiping together face to face! When? On Sunday April 11th at 10:30 in the morning we’re going to start meeting in a sanctuary for the first time since last March! We’ve met in Clement Park, on or own church lawn, and…
Are you deconstructing your faith? Are you wrestling with your faith after leaving evangelicalism? Do you have questions, or want to share your story? Join us! Come for an open discussion of what our deconstruction paths have looked like, and how our evangelical roots affect who we are today. Hosted…
In March we begin our Lenten journey. Lent is the forty days leading from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Lent is a time of introspection and reflection. It’s where we dig deep into our spirituality. It’s a time for confessing our wrongdoings so that we can be forgiven and forgive…
In my family growing up Advent was a huge part of our Christmas preparation. It started with a “Hanging of the Greens” festival at church where there was a huge all church potluck, decorations and crafts for the kids. I remember one year we made a family advent wreath. It...
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One time I had to save the lives of my wife and three small children. We were up on the boundary waters in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border. It was supposed to be a nice day. We had rented a boat with a Johnson fifty horsepower outboard motor. We...
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