Haiti 2016 – We drove around Haiti piled into a Toyota Hilux – a little truck not available in the US. Standing in the bed, with supplies and our Haitian crew, it was packed. On a ride home, especially full, our ladder caught one of the electrical lines. Let me explain. Not a line from […]

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Crowder came out with a new album and my first listen through I misheard part of the lyrics. In All We Sinners, he was singing of Heaven’s gates open, I heard: Saved, we are saved The gates of hell wide open Saved, we are saved The keys to the grave have been stolen This brought […]

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“Yet if Americans suspect that Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife, or wonder if the epistles were female apostles, then maybe the solution is to fret less about doctrines and more about actions.” – Nicholas Kristof, NY Times In our search for a new youth pastor, contacting seminaries and looking over resumes, I have been reminded how divided […]

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“Which kitchen appliance would you become and why?” Last week new adult volunteers were introduced to the youth with silly questions. My answer to the appliance question was microwave, because it is great at making popcorn and the turntable is a built in amusement park ride. But when I got on a playground spinner with Phoebe […]

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The election cycle has left me reeling. This summer for national reasons, but this week for a local election. Despite the support of the Rally Mantis, Ivy lost her student council bid. The Rally Mantis has a special place in Ivy’s heart. While at the lake in Oklahoma we found a baby praying mantis. Then the Royals […]

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