Sometimes you get bit even when everything is going great. I was fresh off our mission trip to Peru. It was an amazing experience where...

LIFE Story… Teresa & Frank Morris have been attending Medina Naz for quite a few years now. They have 4 children, Kyle, Colin, and the...

I enjoy my smartphone. These mini-computers we carry in our pockets can do so much, and I’m sure there’s a lot that mine can do that I...

It’s no secret that we adopted our kids. Claire was adopted in Wichita, Kansas, and although there’s Korean blood in her gene pool...

This year everything started breaking at our house. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised. It just seemed to happen all at once. First...

As a child, I can remember the glorious day when the JC Penny Christmas catalog came in the mail! Of course it was long before...

As you probably know, a few weeks back our family was privileged to serve for a week on a mission trip at a children’s home, Esperanza de...

And…I’m back! It is great to be back at the helm of our church! What a wonderful gift you gave me in this Sabbatical time away. Thank...

It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. The birds were singing. It was over 60 degrees on a January afternoon. I figured it’d be...

I’ve always loved to laugh. I seem to be able to see the funny in almost any situation, and I’m a huge fan of a well-crafted, clever...

I love to laugh at funny ways kids get things mixed up, especially when it comes to things related to church. For instance, there are...

In 1839, pastor Robert Murray M’Cheyne took some extended time away from his church in Dundee, Scotland. In April of that year, he went...

Everything seems to be connected. I saw recently on a nature documentary that part of the reason why the Amazon Jungle and Rainforest in...

I’m a ‘do-er.’ If I see that something needs to be done, I tend to do it. This is true around our house all the time. Whether it’s...

Our family loves going to garage sales. I admit, usually there’s a whole lot of junk, and we walk away from quite a few empty-handed, but...

When you hear the word, ‘core,’ a lot of different images might spring to mind. The core of something is the center. It provides...

“Once upon a time…” - That’s probably the most famous opening line of a story. I have always loved stories. There were many nights as a...

Have you seen the TV show, ‘Shark Tank?’ It’s where smart, successful people listen to business ‘pitches’ and decide if they want to...

OK, this will the last ‘running’ themed blog post for a while - I promise! But one more thing has been on my mind as I think about the...

I’ve always had a healthy respect for the water. I mean, I took swimming lessons as a child, and I can do a pretty mean doggie-paddle. ...