Most people make New Year’s resolutions. And most people break New Year’s resolutions. Now that it is March, I wonder how many would tell you that they have given up? I made several goals for myself this year. I like to think of them as goals rather than New Year’s resolutions. Goals or resolutions? One […]
Last month, Gary Spangler gave a devotion to the Ability Ministry team and we talked about going deeper in our walk with the Lord. I have been praying and asking the Lord to help me “go deeper”. In response to that prayer, I’ve been focused on prayer and its impact on my life and those […]
Hey all! We wanted to help share this to get the word out. If any of you have any stories you would like to share, the contact information is listed below. On one of the anniversaries since my father died, I was researching ways to mark the anniversary in a sentimental way. At a park […]
There were things in my life that happened that I had no idea how to react to or what to say. A good friend takes his life, a friend’s parent passes, a diagnosis is made, a job is lost, a spouse leaves, a friend is murdered. How does one begin to know what to say? […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 3 In August of 2019, we officially moved into the Terre Haute Friendship House. With that, we began an adventure that has taken us on paths both expected and unexpected. We are experiencing huge wins with our residents. For some of them, it’s the first time they […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 2 Bob Goff describes faith by saying, “I learned that faith isn’t about knowing all the right stuff or obeying a list of rules. It’s something more, something more costly because it involved being present and making a sacrifice.” The Terre Haute Friendship House was a leap […]
The Story of Terre Haute Friendship House: Part 1 The Friendship House concept has been around for a decade, but for those in our smaller, rural city of Terre Haute, Indiana, it is both new and exciting. Beginning at Western Theological Seminary in 2007, the Friendship House model fosters community by bringing young adults with […]
I realize that I am a tad bit late to the party on this one, but just recently I came across “The Employables” on A&E. After watching the first episode, I was instantly hooked and found myself binge-watching the entire first season. For those that have never heard about this show before now, the premise […]
Here is a test that I would love to conduct. I want to gather 20 random lead pastors who preach at a church with no intentional outreach to the disability community. From what I have learned, it would be far too easy to do this given that only 10% of churches here in the United […]
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