Life Guide Have you noticed it yet, the elephant in the room? The elephant in the room is one of those things that’s very obviously there, but something we’d like to go as long as possible without being forced to talk about. Today is the day we have to address the elephant in the room. …
Life Guide My Grandmother gave me one of those gifts that keeps on giving. She gave it to me not on Christmas, but one particular New Year’s Eve. Grandpa had died and gone to heaven a few years prior and at age 92, she was now living in an independent senior home. We had made…
There’s a famous scene from the Academy award winning Best Picture, Braveheart. William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, strides across the battlefield in front of his rag-tag army of men, martialed for battle. As his fellow Scotsmen are sizing up the enemy across the battlefield, they’re considering their options, the best of which seems to…
A Closer Look Guide There’s a song that has become almost like a world anthem- John Lennon’s Imagine. Remember how it goes? “Imagine all the people, living life in peace.” It was heard again at the 2021 Olympic Ceremony in Tokyo, the 5th time in the last 25 years that this particular song has been…
Let me tell you about a man well acquainted with death. As a boy, this man lost both his parents before the age of 14. He lived during a war that lasted 30-years long, during which soldiers entered his town and burned down 400 buildings, including his home and church. Not long after this, a…
There’s a truth we need to come to terms with or else we will only find ourselves banging our head against the wall. The truth is this—God is a big God who likes to work through small things to accomplish his desired results. Certainly, he’s capable of working big results with a big show of…
Ask a kid what he or she wants to be when they grow up, and you might hear all kinds of answers, “I want to be a doctor, firefighter, the quarterback for the Packers.” Have you ever heard a kid say, “I want to be a Christian, and on the side, I’d like to deliver…
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Resurrection Hope Bears Fruit John 15:1-8 Last week I watched the Livestream from the hospital room as this year’s Confirmation class was confirmed in the faith. Certainly not the way I anticipated I’d be watching but my wife and I watched with a special joy, since both of…
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Has a detour ever done you in? You were on a long road trip to somewhere. Your back feels like it’s becoming part of the car seat. The kids are in the back asking every 5 minutes, “Are we there yet?” Your patience is wearing thin, then you…
Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Did you give something up for Lent? Every Fat Tuesday, the day people binge on things before Lent starts, there’s all kinds of chatter about what to give up for Lent. I ran across a list of 25 suggestions people might give up for Lent. Most of them…