Ascend: “The Cave Lady”
Once a week I will be sharing a story from my life. Please let me know what you think of this week’s story. I have shared these stories in sermons over the years. It is my hope to compile them into a book a year from now.
The best caves for exploring are undeveloped. These are the ones you discover while out hiking, or you read them in a regional book on the outdoors, and you have to go find the hole in the ground yourself. It might be an old mine or a lava river tube that goes so deep […]
Liberty for All
Here is the 4th of July weekend service.
In the message I address the topic of freedom and submission. What does it mean to live as a citizen of the kingdom of God? How do we “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”?
The River Moved
A really nice bridge was built across the Choluteca River (Honduras). It was completed in 1998, just before Hurricane Mitch struck. The bridge survived the hurricane, but the river shifted, leaving the bridge on dry ground. The bridge quickly became known as “The Bridge to Nowhere”
This is a powerful metaphor of what has happened with the Church this year. The structures that we had so passionately built were no longer useful. Our large buildings, our “fellowship halls”, our classrooms, our kitchens and our parking lots were emptied. Camps and retreats were canceled. […]