This week the kids are doing the Discipleship Camp and learning all about compassion. They are learning that compassion is: I see your...

When Jesus told the disciples (and us!), “come and follow me,” he expected them to follow, learn and be transformed. He gave them...

Jesus says to store up treasure with God, not for yourself. He also says that God counts every hair and cares for our daily needs. So...

Banning books has always been about changing the way people think. But you don’t have to ban the whole book to do that; you can just edit...

In 1800’s a special edition of the Bible was created for missionaries working with enslaved people. It’s missing huge amounts of the...

Everything seemed up for grabs during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century — even books of the Bible. When Martin Luther...

The Nampa School Board recently voted to permanently ban almost two dozen books from their shelves due to concerns they contain...

My family loves Big Bang Theory. We’ve watched the entire series, all 12 seasons, more than once. The first time Sheldon brought up his...

Scripture is full of signs of God — feeding thousands, casting out demons, healing people, raising people from the dead. We’re told these...

A guiding question I use in ministry is, where is God planting energy? I’ve found through the years that when God wants things to happen,...

Easter season has begun!! We go on celebrating that Jesus Christ rose from the dead for 50 days — all the way until Pentecost on June 5....

Death & Resurrection This week the story of salvation unfolds for us. After teaching and preaching, this week is all about action. • ...

One of the things I love about Holy Week is that we walk this central story of salvation in real time. In the call to come and follow...

Last week my family and I snowshoed into a high country yurt above Idaho City. We loaded two days worth of food, clothes, and bedding on...

Ours is a lifestyle faith, a faith that acts. Well, actually, ours is a faith that responds… with actions. God’s outpouring of love is...

During Lent, we own the ways that we have caused rupture in our relationship with God — by disregarding God, by ignoring those God loves,...

All relationship have RUPTURES, those conflicts large and small that hurt or diminish. All relationships that last have REPAIRS, those...

All relationship have RUPTURES, those conflicts large and small that hurt or diminish. All relationships that last have REPAIRS, those...

They say that people have greater doubt in God today than ever before. But I wonder if doubt isn’t new, only the way we talk about it. ...

Welcoming God with open arms changes us. Accepting the love of God, and coming to trust that love, softens our hearts and our attitudes....