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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...

Have you ever been in a storm you didn't see coming? Sometimes the storms of life arrive without warning. A diagnosis. A broken relationship. Financial uncertainty. A loss we never expected. Suddenly, the waves seem bigger than we can handle, and fear begins to take...

Have you ever looked at what you have and thought, “This is not enough”? Not enough time. Not enough energy. Not enough resources. Not enough to meet the need in front of you. The disciples faced that kind of moment when thousands of hungry people gathered around...

Have you ever found something so valuable that everything else suddenly seemed less important? Maybe it was a family heirloom, an unexpected discovery, or a relationship that changed your life. When we recognize something of great worth, it changes how we see...

Have you ever looked at the world and wondered, "Why doesn't God do something?" When we see injustice, violence, and evil around us in the world—or even close to home—we naturally long for God to act. We want wrongs made right. We want evil removed. We want justice...

Why do two people hear the very same message about Jesus... and respond so differently? One hears the Gospel with joy. Another walks away unchanged. One person's faith grows stronger over time, while another's slowly withers under the pressures of life. If the message...

This weekend we celebrate the 4th of July—a weekend filled with reminders of freedom and independence, and the sacrifices of those who gave so that future generations could experience the liberty we have today. But Scripture reminds us of something even more important...