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When I was a kid, I had some pretty real (to me at the time) fears that may or may not have been heavily influenced by Saturday morning cartoons. Quicksand. The Bermuda Triangle. They may or may not have been heavily influenced by 'Saturday morning cartoons!' Funny...

Have you ever put together a résumé? There’s something a little daunting about it. You’re taking everything you’ve done, accomplished, learned, and achieved and putting it on paper to answer one basic question: “Am I worth something to you?” The problem is that we can...

Who is the most important person in the room? We probably know the answer we're supposed to give: others. But if we're honest, our hearts often want to answer: me. We want our preferences, our opinions, our needs, our comfort, and our way. And when everyone is trying...

What if the way we see eternity completely changed the way we see today? Most of us naturally evaluate our lives by what is happening right now. When things are going well, we feel good. When circumstances become difficult, our joy can quickly disappear. Suffering,...

What is the purpose of God's Law? For many Christians, the Law can feel like a list of rules—a long collection of things God expects us to do if we want to be good Christians. And if that's all we think the Law is, we can easily fall into one of two traps: trying...

This Sunday, we’re taking worship outside where we’ll be looking at a passage of Scripture that paints a beautiful picture of what the Christian life looks like when Christ's love becomes visible in us. Romans 12 describes a life marked by genuine love, devotion to...

It’s been wonderful in recent weeks to watch the butterflies skipping across the tops of the flowers in our church prairie. Good thing Gretchen Smith’s window looks directly out on it and not mine; for I can be easily distracted. I often consider the transformation of...

Who is outside the reach of God’s grace? It’s a question we may not ask out loud, but we sometimes answer through the boundaries we create. We can decide who deserves compassion, who is worth our time, who belongs, or even who is too far gone to be reached. But what...