These Holiday Gifts Are The Most Valuable To The People You Love

You’ve made your list, you’re checking it twice, and the total comes out to a really high price! Yes, Christmas is the season of giving—but between family, friends, co-workers and neighbors, the shopping list keeps getting longer and longer. And for most of us, 2020 hasn’t exactly been a banner financial year. There has to…

My Gift to You: A Devotion from “Find Joy”
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My Gift to You: A Devotion from “Find Joy”

Hello Friends, November ushers us into a season when we are more intentional about reflecting on all we have to be thankful for. This year, especially, let’s keep that tradition and place our focus on gratitude, kindness, and joy. And I am very grateful for you! As an expression of thanks, here’s a small gift—an…

For the Next Few Weeks, We Have a Choice to Make
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For the Next Few Weeks, We Have a Choice to Make

In a few hours, the polls will close. And for the next few days or weeks, we’ll all have a choice to make: how are we going to handle the outcome of the election? Especially if the “outcome” means flying through intense political turbulence, as simmering frustrations, uncertainties and fears boil over around us. If—or…

PART 2—The Election Probably Won’t Be Over on November 3 (and How Churches Can Respond)

PART 2—The Election Probably Won’t Be Over on November 3 (and How Churches Can Respond)

This is the second article of a two-part series. Part 1 shared why it is highly possible we will not know who our next president is for many weeks after election day and thus might go through an explosive, contentious time. That article encouraged pastors, leaders and individuals to help set the expectations of their…

Raising the Curve on Kindness—It’s the Perfect Time

Raising the Curve on Kindness—It’s the Perfect Time

While we’re all working to “flatten the curve” on COVID-19, I want to challenge all of us to “raise the curve” on kindness!  We are starting a major 30-Day Kindness Challenge initiative on Friday March 20, 2020; please join us in doing it for one or more important people in your life! (See below for…