Have you ever noticed how here in the United States we’re fascinated by everything big? Stores don’t just offer sales anymore; they’re COLOSSAL sales—GIGANTIC deals with HUGE savings. Sodas are sold in BIG GULP cups. Beanbag chairs are now called BIG JOE CHAIRS. We shop at BIG LOTS. (But then, who would want to go […]

Don’t you love the open, honest prayers of children? Not just the prompted ones that we’ve taught them to recite at dinner time or before bed. But the prayers that touch a nerve, like the following ones posted on our cmalliancekids Facebook page: “When my friends are being annoying, I need to not get mad. […]

As part of a young church plant, we’ve had plenty of growing pains. “Oh…you can’t say that on stage?” “Oh…who needed to be told about that?” “Oh…we can’t use the church card for that?” “Oh…who do I report to?” “Oh…you mean that doesn’t fit our vision?” My most recent “Oh…” moment was when I had my first […]

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. —Psalm 9:10 (NIV) “Catch me, Mom!” Looking up from inside the pool, I saw a tangle of arms and legs flying toward me. There was no fear—just an absolute trust that I would be there to catch my son before […]