Mexico Missions Trip Recap Video
What an amazing opportunity our team had to partner with Way of the Cross Ministries! They are based in southern Texas, and we spent a couple days down there with them. During the week we travelled daily down into Mexico and helped build a church building for a small congregation in a “Invasion Camp” in Matamoros, Mexico (which is an area setup by the city for those who traveled to the US border, but could not cross.)
Presence
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 “I am with you always.” Have you considered that statement that Jesus made? Have you truly thought about its implications? We just celebrated Christmas. Emmanuel, God with us. God, the Creator of heaven and earth. The Lord of all, the King of kings, came to earth and dwelt among us. Jesus Christ. Our Emmanuel. He lived a perfect life. Where I would have gotten angry…
New City Church Incorporation
You can find photos from this event right here!
Kid’s Christmas Program
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A Season of Light
Darkness comes earlier this time of year. The pink light fades to purple and then retreats completely. December 21st, the winter solstice, graces us with only nine hours of sunlight. Precious sunlight that gives warmth, lifts the spirit, and is actually essential to life. It’s amazing to consider the power of light. In a dark room, a single candle brings hope and comfort and pushes back fear. On a dim path, a beam of light brings confidence, courage, and direction.…
Showering with a Sliver
If you’re a soap user like me, you can relate to this age-old problem. . . showering with a sliver. Yep. . . that small, slippery remnant of soap that lingers in your soap dish way past its time. I often use a sliver of soap until the last possible moment when it melts down to a one-dimensional, flat-earth slice. That’s when the problems begin. No matter how hard I scrub, a sliver produces hardly any lather. I’m never sure…
Walking through Grief with God
“Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, he was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled. And he said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”” (John 11:32-36 ESV) I was in my…
The Life-changing Power of the Word
My passion for women’s Bible studies goes back to two distinctly different experiences of my life: first in my childhood and then as a young adult. I was always a “Why?” person. When Bill and I were just starting out, my dad came up north to help us with some demolition work. Of course, our toddler, Aaron, wanted to help Grampa. “You don’t have to take him with you,” I said to my Dad. “He’ll drive you crazy with questions.”…
Lessons From the Potter’s Wheel
“But now, O LORD, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 ESV The beauty of hand-crafted pottery inspires me. I greatly appreciate something made by willing hands. And I know how the art began–a pile of dense, unattractive clay. In a world of technology, something that was also made in ancient times, that has survived through changes in culture and taste, calls to…
Walking Closer with Christ
Recently I had the opportunity to speak at Lakeside’s first Coffeehouse Conversations. What a true blessing to be able to share my heart and the gospel with a variety of women here at Lakeside! When I was preparing for that talk, God laid on my heart some Biblical disciplines that have carried me through some of the hardest and darkest times after becoming a believer. In the earliest days of my new life with Christ as my Savior and Lord,…