Pick it Up

Welcome to “Campfire Stories,” our summer sermon series.  I want to think together about the power…and the importance…of stories for just a moment.  Stories are central to who we are.  Stories teach us important lessons…the stories we remember…the stories we tell…they say something about who we are as a people…they say something about our hearts.   I have always … More Pick it Up

God Notices

Some years ago, before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a part of her daily life. It showed all the horror of the slums of Calcutta and her love for these destitute people. The producer interviewed her as she made her rounds visiting the people she … More God Notices

Get Up and Go

“Get up and go.”   If you were to ask me to quote some of the most important phrases in the Bible…these words would definitely be in my top five.   Some version of “arise and go,” “get up and go,” or just “go” is spoken by God in just about every book of the Bible.  They are … More Get Up and Go