Serve Like You are Serving a King

  The plaque was above the oven in the “soup” kitchen. The manager of the kitchen pointed the sign out as he gave us directions on preparing and serving the meal. Every person who came in was to be treated as a king or queen. Every person was to be treated with dignity and honor. …

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Sunday Quotes

Few of My Favorite Things

https://amzn.to/2CT5BUF  This is the followup to One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. Both are worth your time. This one is another one of my top ten with much highlighting and notes. Also one of my few that I have read twice. She does a beautiful job of writing about the tension of brokenness and giving. …

Jesus in Jail

I was surprised to find Him there, not sure why. Jesus said in His own words, “I was in prison and you came to visit me.”( Matthew 5:26b) He said we would find Him there.  The day we were getting the tour of the jail and getting the rundown of all the rules we had …

The Pastor’s Wife

Who me? Are you introducing me as the pastor’s wife? I remember the first I time I realized that someone saw me differently than I saw myself. (I know, I am slow). It was many years in and someone introduced me to their sister as the pastor’s wife. In my mind I was startled by …

Nehemiah Ministry (and other not so spiritual ideas)

Righteous anger, yes! Jesus flipping tables because someone was being taken advantage of, yes! Nehemiah plucking beards of elders who were abusing power, yes! Sign me up! Righteous! Anger! Or...not so righteous… but I mean well, and start well, but in Ephesians it says,"in your anger do not sin."  I somehow start well, and end …

Numbering Days

Being in church community, and especially in leadership, has allowed my family to be part of people’s significant moments. Some of them turn out to be rather pivotal. One such day turned out to be pivotal for me, powerfully showing me what David meant when he penned “Teach us to number our days, that we …

More Than This Moment

After being home with my kids and homeschooling them for the last 21 years, I have headed back into the world of substitute teaching . When I tell people where I will be, they warn me and try to “prepare” me, my own child included. They care about me and worry about me, because in …

Sunday Quotes

Few of my Favorite Things

https://amzn.to/2E6RBIk Present over Perfect- Shauna Niequist This book was a read twice book by me. This is not my norm. I need this message often. I desire to be present, to truly abide with Christ in this life and stay focused on the main things. This book has been an encouragement on this journey. “Present …