2021 is far from over… but is it? As of today, there are 57 days left in the year. In some passing conversations I’ve heard this next...

In middle school, my mentor told me something that blew my mind. She said, “Take joy in the trials.” “Consider it pure joy, my brothers...

We all have sandpaper people in our lives. Sometimes we can live life closely with them and other times we need clear boundaries. I will...

I love when God orchestrates my life so distinctly. In the last 48 hours, I have heard references to the word “light” multiple times; in...

... or at least increase your happiness.

I have been thinking lately about how we can be intentional in making a difference in people's lives. I wonder how many times we make a...

A man walks into a Chicago restaurant with his dog. He begs them to let the dog in. “You see,” he says, “you're playing the Bears game,...

A friend of ours was recently baptized at Flora Pool. Two things stuck out to me from her baptism. First, during her testimony she said,...

This year it felt like it took forever for summer to get here! After all of the delays this winter, school just kept going and going and...

Relationships would be a lot easier if other people were not involved – if it was just us. Although now that I think about it, I still...

Recently we said good bye to Mark and Martha Hansen. They moved out of town to be closer to family. They had been in Dubuque for 44 years...

read this blog... listen to this podcast... go to this conference... listen to this music... buy this book... sponsor a child in...

This is such a busy time of year, and I seem to forget to leave space for the hard stuff. So it always sneaks up on me, and then I am...

If we are honest, we are all full of pride, and not in a good way. We compare ourselves to others and usually find ourselves superior. To...

After college, I was a single twenty-something living and going to church by myself. As I had always done, I gravitated toward serving in...

The other day one of my BFF's asked me what I wanted to do for my upcoming birthday & how old I was going to be. I had to stop and...

I like driving. For some reason, I can get in a car and drive for hours and it can relax me (except when there are a ton of teens in the...

For the past month we have been going through a study of the book of James together as a church. Week after week the same theme keeps...

I thought in this blog I would give you five books I regularly recommend to people. These are exceptional books that are written by...

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” –Benjamin Franklin 3 words that can change the course of mankind. How many difficult situations...