Ministry Through a Garage Sale?

 “min·is·try” noun 1. the work or vocation of a minister of religion.”he is training for the ministry”   So often, this seems to be the working definition of “ministry” within the minds of people, even in the body of believers. “Ministry”...

Left Hand From Right Hand

  “Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention...

“Suppose you have 100 Sheep…”

“Suppose you have 100 sheep…”   I love how this story starts! Jesus is hearing a lot of grumbling about what He has been doing…who He has been eating with, drinking with, etc. And so He tells a story! And inside of this story, like so many other times Jesus talks...

From Out of the Ashes

In the last two weeks, there have been a series of events which has really impacted my world. All of these events involve people dying…and before you get immediately turned off or think “I can’t take a heavy story right now!”…read a little farther.   One of the...

Rest, Replenish, and Reach Out!

Thank God It’s Friday TGIF for short…are there too many other more popular phrases? And today I am VERY thankful that it is Friday. Normally I am heading down to BCS in Portland to pick up supplies for WonGen Central Community Services. But this has been a very, very,...