Do Useless Things
01/21/2022
Doing things we don’t have to do is one of the easiest (and most fun!) ways to refill our cups … More Do Useless Things
Category: Family life
Searching for Happiness
10/26/2021
Happiness can seem elusive or even impossible. But if God invites us to rejoice, there must be a path that leads there. … More Searching for Happiness
I Spent Every Waking Moment With My Kids This Year. It Wasn’t Enough.
04/25/2021
Parenting is hard on the heart. The pangs of loss begin in the very first seconds. When our oldest was born at nearly forty-two weeks gestation, I could not wait to push him out into the world and get on with basic human functions, like bending at the waist and rolling over in bed without … More I Spent Every Waking Moment With My Kids This Year. It Wasn’t Enough.
At your end? So is Jesus.
10/13/2020
Where is God when we come to our end? … More At your end? So is Jesus.
Should Christians Take Communion Virtually?
04/21/2020
What happens when the body of Christ disagrees about celebrating the Lord’s Supper during quarantine? … More Should Christians Take Communion Virtually?
Lord, strengthen our weak knees
03/24/2020
Daryl and I have been praying together quite a bit lately. It’s not rare for us to pray with one another (we are pastors, after all), but in these days it’s had an added air of urgency. There’s a lot going on out there, friends. I get daily videos from a dear friend who’s locked … More Lord, strengthen our weak knees
Into the Unknown
03/17/2020
Oh, dear friends. What a week. WHAT A WEEK. A few days ago we mentioned to our seven-year-old who was (understandably) saddened about the cancellation of, well, everything, that we are living in historic times. That someday his kids and grandkids will ask him where he was and what life was like during the coronavirus … More Into the Unknown
Life in the Age of Coronavirus
03/02/2020
Daryl got on a plane yesterday. He’s headed to a conference in Chicago, one for pastors with PhDs (which I sometimes call his annual nerd-pile, but then again, “nerd” is a compliment in our house). He goes each year and we always miss him but love all the stories and energy he brings back. We … More Life in the Age of Coronavirus
5 Fabulous Advent Resources
11/24/2019
Looking for a devotional to guide you through this season of Advent?
Here are five great resources. … More 5 Fabulous Advent Resources
We Follow Through Our Fears
11/14/2019
Only two weeks into the kindergarten school year everything was going beautifully. Until a classmate told my son he was going to bring a gun. … More We Follow Through Our Fears
Courtney Ellis 