Updates and Thoughts

Everybody likes a good deal when they shop. We replaced a car in December to get an end-of-year price (it worked). A few nights ago, Rena and I combed through tons of pendant lights on Build.com to find the right one at the best price for our bathroom remodel (it didn’t work). We shop online, […]

Welcome to our Summer Shop and Share store! If you haven’t already, watch Ken’s video on the “why” behind this special project. If you prefer to read rather than watch, CLICK HERE. How It Works Summer Shop and Share is easy and fun! Here’s how it works: SHOP – Look below at the needs PPI or our […]

In His last hours on earth, Jesus didn’t waste words. In John 14-16 (called Jesus’ “farewell discourse”), the Lord tells His disciples about the special coming and work of the Holy Spirit, and He urges them to pray, specifically to ask. Ten times, the Lord encourages us to ask. Ask the Father. Ask in His name. […]

Trying to make a difference in people’s lives for Christ is an up and down road. At times people are eager to learn from and follow Jesus. At other times they’re distracted, even resistant. That’s why Paul urged his protégé, Timothy, to “proclaim the Word in season and out of season” (2 Timothy 4:2). Paul […]

Distance Brings Clarity We sometimes see things more clearly from a distance. As Apollo 8 astronauts orbited the moon in 1968, they were surprised that they focused more on earth than the moon. No one had ever seen the world from 200,000 miles away, our beautiful blue home. One later said, “We traveled to space […]