Oct 19, 2021
What makes you want to say “thanks?” Anne Lamott, in her book Help, Thanks, Wow shares that thanks is “gratitude for an unexpected grace.” Have you ever had someone “make” you say “thank you?” It isn’t effective, is it? It doesn’t really create a sense of gratitude....
Oct 18, 2021
Just a “normal gift” was so much more. Apparently, Oct. 10 was “Pastor Appreciation (PA) Day.” I wasn’t aware there was a specific Sunday for that, or if I knew, I blocked it out. This is not whining, but just stating facts. Trying to figure out how to lead and manage...
Oct 15, 2021
Have you ever wondered why we should bother saying thank you to someone? I mean, what’s the point? Shouldn’t they know that we’re grateful? Especially if it’s somebody that we have a relationship with? For just a minute I’d encourage us to think about the fact that...
Oct 13, 2021
“Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I’ll be watching you.” Lyrics from a Grammy award-winning song years ago by the Police. If you are a fan of the show Ted Lasso, it was highlighted in a recent...
Oct 12, 2021
Hopefully, by now you’ve received your “Faith Infusion Box.” Inside the box, you’ll find a balloon. Sunday, in in-person worship, I encouraged you to blow up your balloon, rub it vigorously against your hair and then put it up against your clothing, noting that it...
Oct 11, 2021
Once in the middle of the night, I got up to get a glass of water. I closed the refrigerator and glanced up and screamed. There was a person in the other room, staring right back at me! Because I was half asleep and it was dark other than the reflection from a small...
