Books we are reading
A Beardless Reflection
As silly as this selfie looks…. here we go!
This my attempt to explain why I am now beardless. For those of you are thinking right now, “who cares???” or “why a reflection on something so trivial???”… I will
…Kids Helping Kids
Recently a new resource was distributed through the Evangelical Covenant Church and Covenant World Relief which is called Kids Helping Kids: Orphans and Vulnerable Children.
Through the Kids Helping Kids resource, children will learn from and be inspired by children
Books we are Reading and Update on Ruthie
I, Kim, am currently reading this book, Sitting at the feet of Rabbi Jesus, How the Jewishness of Jesus can Tranform your Faith. This book was actually recommended to me by
Joel’s mom, Ruthie. When she was reading this book,
A Lenten Reflection from Joel
Lent is a season of soul-searching, repentance and reflection. It is a season for contemplation and taking stock. Lent originated in the earliest days of the Christian Church as a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and
When Helping Hurts-Delp THOUGHTS!
You may be wondering, now that we have finished reading When Helping Hurts, what our opinion is/was. Well, we DEFINITELY recommend reading it, and it’s not just for those in ministry positions, but for any Christian
…When Helping Hurts-Final Chapter (9)
This is the final chapter of When Helping Hurts. Chapter 9 is a pretty ‘meaty’ chapter as far as information. We will spare you all of the meaty parts and pull out the info that we feel
…When Helping Hurts: Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 8 of When Helping Hurts is a great chapter with a lot of practical information, a lot of which, Joel and I did not know. This chapter discusses this fact:
“For the first time in U.S.
…When Helping Hurts: Chapter 7
This is chapter is all about Short-Term Mission (STM) teams, mission teams sent from the U.S. and other developed countries to go and help in developing countries. I have to say it is good I (Joel) read this chapter a
Christmas Newsletter available for Download
Christmas_2011_Newsletter
Our December 2011 Newsletter is available for download (Just click the link above!). You can see what all has been happening with us since our last official update in September as well as you can get an
…Fathers – A Light but Good Read
“A Man of Honor — Inspiration and Wisdom to Celebrate Fatherhood” is a good read for all you fathers out there. It’s filled with lots of quotes, bible verses and stories about parenting and fatherhood. There is a lot that
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