Even if we just met, it would be hard for you to get through a prolonged conversation without me mentioning my dad. I tell almost...

All of us experienced different family structures growing up. Some of us had large, extended families and others were single children. I...

The closer I get to the end, the more I think about where I started. We began this capital campaign series six weeks ago, but we had been...

Have you ever seen one of your favorite actors in a movie where they look totally different? Whether it is their costume, their makeup,...

Do you remember when you were a kid and $1 felt like a ton of money? When you we’re little $1 might as well have been a $1,000,000. It...

It has been a long winter. Let’s laugh! A woman walks into a pet store and asks for a dozen bees. The clerk hands her 13. “That’s one too...

Everyone who knows me, knows I am generally not an anxious person but when I do get anxious it is a sight to behold. I remember the first...

When I was a kid, like many of us, I had chores to do. I remember looking at the chore chart week in and week out and thinking, “Why does...

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Last year the United States Government created a new program called “Uniting for Ukraine” which makes it easier for Ukrainians to come to...

Easter week is obviously one of the most exciting times in the church year. Jesus’ final days leading up to the cross rivals only...

We are beginning our capital initiative called For the Future where we want to finish up the last 10% of our building so we can be ready...

When Westbrook was preparing to open it’s doors for the first time on September 19, 2011, we sent out postcards to people living in the...

I have a friend, Sean, who is a tennis professional living in San Diego. Several years ago, Sean gave a tennis lesson to a gentleman on...

Understanding The Throne of Grace Unsurprisingly, since I was a little kid and even to this day many people have described me as bold....

This week is Ash Wednesday and you might wonder what is that? Well it is the start of the Lent season in the church, which is the 40...

Last month I stated that January is the month when New Year’s resolutions appear. February is the month they disappear. It is difficult...

Several years ago, during the midst of the first summer of the pandemic, Connie Chapin contacted me with a really fabulous idea. She was...

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I remember it like it was yesterday, one Friday in March of 2020 - Carey turned to me and told me “Kevin just got a call from the Chaska...