Ah, September. The air is growing crisp (well, as crisp as it gets in southern New Mexico). Children are heading back to school. Football stadiums are filling. Local restaurants are packed with friends and neighbors enjoying the fruits of fall. Except none of that is happening. Because it's 2020. The year that everything just...wasn't. And … Continue reading Don’t Look Back
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The Baptism Heard ‘Round the World
On May 22, 337, a man entered baptismal waters, publicly declaring his faith in Jesus Christ. And while all baptisms are a momentous occasions, this particular one not only changed the life of the one exiting the water, it also inspired a marked change in direction for an entire land, an entire people, and ultimately … Continue reading The Baptism Heard ‘Round the World
Quarantined in the Belly of a Fish: Part Two
This week we're continuing our look at the story of Jonah and how the story of an ancient prophet swallowed by a whale is somehow very much relative in this time of a global pandemic. God is pretty amazing, isn't He? Anyway, when last we left Jonah, he had been vomited out of the belly … Continue reading Quarantined in the Belly of a Fish: Part Two
Quarantined in the Belly of a Fish
"Who did? Who did? Who did? Who did? Who did swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah?" Even non-believers or those not raised on a steady diet of VBS and Sunday school songs could name Jonah, the runaway prophet who was swallowed by a whale. BUT, just for fun, let's do a quick recap: God commanded Jonah, one of His … Continue reading Quarantined in the Belly of a Fish
God’s Grace in the Pause
The entire world is in a collective pause. It's unprecedented, really. Schools are shut down, businesses are closed, most states are under a government-mandated stay-at-home order. Most of us have never experienced anything like this in our lifetimes, and we're trying to come to terms with the sheer lack of busy-ness suddenly thrust upon us. … Continue reading God’s Grace in the Pause
Pandemic Thoughts, Part #1
I've put off writing this for awhile because I didn't know what to say. I was struggling with the same questions most of us are struggling with: How serious is the coronavirus? What am I going to do for childcare now that my kids are out of school? How will I educate them? How will … Continue reading Pandemic Thoughts, Part #1
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