This past week we gathered for a charge conference. The kind of meeting that sounds like it belongs in a corporate boardroom - forms to sign, structures to ratify, a board of leadership to officially approve. But our new District Superintendent, Alan Felton, did something simple. He asked us to tell stories. What's happening in the life of the church these days? One person lit up talking about new faces on Sunday mornings. Another mentioned the videos we've been sharing. Seve

Image by Scott Erickson - check it out on Insta The acorn has dropped! Or if you're in some other part of the country maybe it was an apple, or disco ball, or moon pie. What's something your home town used to celebrate the new year? Whatever your local celebration was, it's official. The sprint is over. You made it! Monday morning is coming - the 9-5, the grandkids, the textbooks. But first, this.   There's a moment in Mark 2 that stops me every time. Jesus and his disciples

Image by Salt and Gold - an Australian based Ministry Years ago a friend of mine introduced me to the idea of a "Word of the Year." He and his wife spent some time thinking about a word for each other, and before the start of the new year they gave the other a single word they thought would help the other one grow in the coming year. For example, if one of them spent the last year focusing really hard on work, the word their spouse wanted to give them was "rest." I love the