VBS Reflections: When Good is not Enough

  Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God." John 3:3 The story of Nicodemus fascinates: the scenario, the person he was and the conversation on that dark night long ago. Day 3 of VBS finds itself nestled deeply in the moments captured between…

VBS Reflections: A Day at the Well and the Beauty of Worth

Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” John 4:13-14 The woman at the well. Our second day of VBS was spent visiting an intimate moment…

The Parenthood Files: A Good Day for Mom

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit I wake up some (most) mornings naively assuming how my day will go, what kind of behaviors from my children I expect, or even what things I will accomplish. When these mornings…