ministry

  • one reason you shouldn’t ditch the spaghetti luncheon

    one reason you shouldn’t ditch the spaghetti luncheon

    My spiritual mentor is tiny in stature, yet fierce in strength. If you walked into a room, you wouldn’t notice her. Soft spoken voice and quiet laugh, she blends into a crowd. I met Eileen when my husband and I attended a lunch at a new church. Before we walked [...]

     
  • when love interrupts

    when love interrupts

    It’s after 11:30PM when I finally fall into bed. I hadn’t intended on staying up that late but there’s work to be done and so, it just happened that way. It’s seems like it’s only minutes later, when I hear her calling out to me in the dark. She calls [...]

     
  • on autism and painting the garage with mustard

    on autism and painting the garage with mustard

    Her voice drifts across the many miles via the telephone and I don’t have to wonder what kind of day she has had. “It’s one of those days,” she says, “where she does whatever she can think to do.” She sighs wearily, then laughs. “You won’t believe the very last [...]

     
  • total immersion

    total immersion

    immersion: a state of being deeply engaged or involved; being absorbed by. I see them every time I drive to church. On park benches, in shady corners, on church steps. In alleyways, on street corners, under bridges. So often I turn my eyes the other way so as to not [...]

     
  • giving to God

    giving to God

    The average self-proclaimedly active Christian gives about 2% of their income to the church. If all self-proclaimedly active Christians gave merely an average of 5%, there would be $133 billion more to do the work of the gospel. As I read this on a friend’s Facebook page, I was flabbergasted. [...]

     
  • open door policy

    open door policy

    We walk through the open door and I can’t help but think how much I love this place. We’ve been searching so long for community like this. People who truly care for us. Who care for everyone who walks through that door. We leave the door open during worship. It’s [...]

     
  • how to love the ones who don’t love you

    how to love the ones who don’t love you

    It’s 105 and she’s out on the swing in the carport. I see her, swinging back and forth, with her dark glasses in place. The motion helps the Alzheimer’s patient much like the rocking helps the Autistic child. As I watch, I am struck by how tragic it all is. [...]