The irrigation pump failed to prime. Again. For the second year in a row.

Dr. Caroline Fleck - Validation She is not a theologian, or does she write from any religious perspective and yet what she has to say is universally useful for anyone who would like to help people grow and change.

The longest Psalm in the Bible is Psalm 119 with 176 verses and the shortest comes shortly before it with only 2 verses. Psalm 117 is not only short but it calls out to non-Jewish people of that day.

Jesus said, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

My daily Bible reading began with the book of Hosea. And the first chapter is a wild ride!

An Uber ride can lead to an interesting conversation.

I would like to second what Pastor Mike said about the conference that we attended last week. There was a permeating Joy that went throughout the conference. There were lots of hugs, laugher and a noticeable absence of concerned conversations about the state of things in the church.

I was asked that question numerous times Sunday morning after Pastor Goltl, Cyndy, and I returned from the Best Practices in Ministry conference in Phoenix, AZ. I settled on one answer. The happiness of the people at the conference.