Many of the past several episodes of the Noisy Narratives podcast feature ministers, pastors and staff members discussing their personal...

Josh walks through the door of his home after school hoping for someone to love him enough to see him and care he is there. His mom is in th

I slit open the plastic film and flip the package of ground beef into my crock pot. After a quick wash of my hands, the lid on top, turn...

This summer, our student ministry took a team of students to Zambia. This trip was a dream come true for me. I’ve had the desire to do...

Do you ever feel like your emotions get the best of you? Up one moment, down the next. Do you wonder how, and even if, God can use...

Jesus traveled around through all the cities and villages of that area, teaching in the Jewish synagogues and announcing the Good News...

The Crown is one of Netflix most successful series. It’s a dramatic telling of historical events surrounding the British monarchy during...

“Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready” Rev....

The picture above was taken when I was walking one morning. I thought it was stunning so I stopped to soak it up. But of course as with...

Well, another season of Noisy Narratives is in the books. We officially wrap up our second season today with our 57th episode. Season two...

“Momma! Momma, will you help me find the missing one?” My growing-too-fast boy kneels in the dining room chair leaning on his elbows...

We took the student ministry to Main Event this past Sunday. Easy event, check them in and let them have the time of their lives bowling,...

We were standing in the hallway wrapping up a conversation when a friend hit me with it. First came the tears. Then the sobbing. We had...

I turn fifty at the end of this year. The big 5-0. Honestly, I don’t feel like I’m about to turn 50, but my birth certificate says it...

Our desire for the things of heaven is real. No one wants suffering or sadness, or fear or anxiety. Give me Joy. Happy. Gladness and...

Some of us are carrying a large boulder on our shoulders, while some are carrying many many pebbles in our shoes but we are going the same p

Standing at the sink, I fill up a spray bottle for my Sunday evening routine: watering the few plants I attempt to keep alive - four...

I I had been with different groups of friends or students almost every day for two weeks straight. Different dinners, events, coffee...

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not...

How fitting for life. When we work with Jesus instead of independently, when we bring people into our lives, our foundation will be firm. An