Good evening, friend! Every parent thinks their newborn is beautiful. But truth be told, some newborns are a little bit “beautiful-er” than the others! As enthusiastic and proud as I was of my inaugural sourdough bake, when I look at it a little more dispassionately, I realize that my loaf was in the less “beautiful-er” […]
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Good evening, friend! Wow—did I strike a chord! I had no idea how many of you were bakers—or pretending to be bakers… or hoping to be bakers. But it sure explains why I can’t find bread flour or a dough spatula to save my life. (WinCo came through on the flour!) And a Danish dough […]
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TACOMA RESCUE MISSION Volunteer. TRM’s volunteer workforce is down by 95%. Volunteers practice social distancing and do not come in contact with guests, but rather prepare food to go. Sign up to volunteer. When approved, access the calendar for multiple locations. Fifth Saturday Dinner: Contact Chandra Hallam to volunteer with Chapel Hill. Make peanut butter […]
Good evening, friend! One of my goals during this COVID-19 recess is to improve myself. Cyndi and I are taking online Portuguese lessons so that we can communicate with our beautiful new daughter-in-law, Deb. (Cyndi is more diligent than I; I am constantly playing catch-up!) But here’s one that I’m taking on all by myself: […]
One of the things I try to teach my young colleagues is the importance of being nimble in ministry. When cultural shifts occur, too often the church is scrambling to keep up, much less get ahead of those changes. The gospel message is timeless but you MUST remain light on your feet in order to […]
Good evening, friend. I hope your soul is well! A dear pastor friend of mine suffers from terrible scoliosis, curvature of the spine. It was a problem all his life but finally reached a point where he was so bowed and pained by it, that he had to take radical steps. It required brutal surgery: […]
Good evening, friend! We are mulling a seven-word phrase in Philippians 2: 14: “Do all things without grumbling or disputing…” Remember, Paul wrote these words from a prison cell where he awaited his own execution. If anyone had earned the right to complain about his situation, it was Paul. And yet, his admonition to his […]
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Good evening friend! “Do all things without grumbling or disputing…” Philippians 2:14 I want to hover over this verse fragment for a couple of days. Because there are few things more thermostatic in a season such as this than the way we choose to speak. Like that dial on our wall with which we control […]
Good evening, friend! When I began to claw through my post-surgical haze, I realized that I was in the recovery room being cared for by a nurse. My most vivid memory was the shakes. I was shivering—uncontrollably. The tremors were so violent that it was actually frightening. I managed to ask what was happening to […]
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