Celebrating this Fourth of July: Land that I love!
Almost every Fourth of July we stuff towels, swimsuits, and sunscreen into a beach bag and head to one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. Grilled ribs and hamburgers are on the menu after boating and swimming. Then later we spray down with bug spray and settle in to watch...
Soap Bubbles Object Lesson: Getting Rid of Fear and Worry
Early this year, ten-year-old Brandon got an invitation to play on a upper level soccer team. He was so excited! Since then he's been practicing nonstop. The thing is, though, nobody's playing soccer these days. Instead everyone's "social distancing" and stuck at...
5 Tips to Help Kids Read the Bible and Love it!
Your word I have treasured in my heartPsalm 119:11 Kyra loves to curl up with her favorite snacks and lose herself in the pages of A Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Every day Nicki sits down with her kids and reads There’s a Wocket in my Pocket by Dr. Seuss. Peanut Butter...
A Special Family Easter Experience
As soon as Thanksgiving rolls out the door, I'm in Christmas preparation mode. For those of us who love the Lord, it's one of the most important holidays of year. God became flesh and moved into the neighborhood. How cool is that?! Easter is no different. In a moment...
10 Easter Ideas to Share God’s Love with Friends & Neighbors
Every year our church designs invitations that we can use to personally invite people to Easter Sunday services. It's a special time of year when those who usually sleep in or hit the gym dress in their Easter best and fill church pews. Easter is going to look a whole...
God’s Design for Families: The Gift of Parenting (Part 4)
(The last of the God's Design for Families series.) Little Anna Nell is as cute and bright as they come. She loves to laugh and devours her mashed bananas with enthusiasm. She's crawling and has mastered picking up tiny pieces of chicken and popping them into her...
God’s Design for Families: Marriage (Part 3)
Lego Competition! Three years ago, we hosted a Lego® competition for a group of college students. They each had twenty minutes to come up with their most innovative creations. We awarded prizes--a Star Wars light saber, salsa and a bag of chips (food is a great...
God’s Design for Families: That means YOU! (Part 2)
(Part 2) God didn't throw families together any more randomly than he threw the world together. Everything has an intricate design, including God's blueprint for family. Last week in PART 1, the focus was on where the design came from. This week we focus on the...
God’s Design for Families: It all starts here (Part 1)
Several years ago I worked at a mega church here in Minneapolis. Almost one hundred and fifty people worked on staff, and I had just as many people volunteering under me. I knew everyone’s name, how many kids they had, where they lived, and what they did. But I didn’t...
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