Have you ever been at church and heard a testimony from someone that makes you think: ‘what am I doing with my life?’ I recently attended the Wisconsin District Summit, a gathering of Assemblies of God ministers from Wisconsin. During the missions portion of the summit, they spotlighted a little girl named Addy. She was probably 4 or 5 years… Continue reading Advancing
“History repeats itself” was a quote some attribute to Rufus Historie in 1553. I mean he had just witnessed the Protestant Reformation resulting in the upheaval of many nations. What else could possibly happen that hasn’t happened before? Unless he believed in reincarnation and was stating that Historie would repeat himself and we lost the meaning of his words throughout… Continue reading U.S. Grant and the Kingdom of God
When I was in high school I was on our dance team. I can still remember watching them as a little girl and wanting to be a part of that team. They were the best in the state and won invitations to the national competition every year. So my sophomore year I tried out and was granted one of the few open places on the team. I can still… Continue reading Fix your eyes
I wanted to share a blog that I read this past week. I hope it will be an encouragement to you like it was to me. We don’t need more programs or strategies, we need God to do what only he can do. Join me in this pursuit as stand on the Psalm “Unless the Lord builds the house, we… Continue reading When In Trouble Pray
There’s a word that’s been floating around here lately: “Burn.” What is a Burn? Simply stated, a Burn is a time set aside for worship and prayer. We believe in the power of prayer. We believe that when we pray and seek God, things change. WE change! 2 Corinthians 3:18 has always been one of my favorite verses. It may… Continue reading Burn
Why does it seem there’s never any time these days? I look at my schedule and it’s packed. I talk to my students and they’re off to volleyball practice, fine arts, dance and then homework. It’s a full time job just getting your kid to where they need to be on time! I “googled” the question ‘what causes… Continue reading Burn Out
Have you ever been down a water slide? As a kid I LOVED going down water slides and taking our annual trip to Noah’s Ark in the Dells. I was never a big fan of roller coasters, but water slides were a different story! First of all, I didn’t get nauseous on the water slides like I do on roller… Continue reading Take the plunge!
In case you have been living under a rock for the past three months to avoid this thing called the “Polar Vortex” you may not have heard that there is a movie that is in theaters called Noah. It has the star power of director Darren Aronofsky (maker of the game show “Super Market Sweep) and actor Russell Crowe… Continue reading Noah Who?
We were sitting around a table coming up with content for our new website. As an attempt to use modern media to reach todays society, a blog was highly recommended. Proving I am down with reaching this modern society, I am stepping up using all technology available to me to reach out and affect this generation. I rid myself of… Continue reading Confessions of a Hip Pastor