Battling “I’m bored” this summer

Your children wait all year for the sound of the final school bell – only to utter the two words you know are coming: “I’m bored.”

Bryon Mengle on June 1, 2015

Pops’ lesson

Nothing can really prepare you for the kind of grief that comes with the loss of a loved one.

Kim Bindel on May 28, 2015

Adult report card

I want to be a better dad...so I asked my 7 year old to give me a report card on how I'm doing as a father and a husband to her mom.

Bryon Mengle on May 26, 2015

Struggling in ministry

Being a part of the ministry of your church is good. But is there such a thing as too much ministry?

May 19, 2015

GPS (God Positioning System)

I’ll admit it: I have no sense of direction. Whether I’m referencing a location as “north” (when it’s south) or attempting to navigate a new city, I lack the intuitive ability to get from Point A to Point B. It’s for this reason that I am so grateful for a GPS to help me get from where I am to where…

Bryon Mengle on May 17, 2015

Follow up your budget

Creating a budget might seem hard. But following the budget is the true challenge.

Mike Lanser on May 12, 2015

Lessons from Jonah

Every week, I have the great privilege of meeting with several guys every week in a Paul/Timothy kind of relationship … sharing life and offering accountability. This weekend, while sitting fireside at Panera Bread, one of these young men and I started chatting about favorite stories from the Bible. He knew his immediately:…

Bryon Mengle on May 11, 2015

Foggy weather

On my way to work this morning, the weather was densely foggy and I began to catch myself running towards a negative thought pattern that would have sounded something like this —“Why is it so foggy?  With all these beautiful trees and bushes blooming, why is this fog ruining what could be a beautiful, sunny spring day?  This…

Kim Bindel on May 8, 2015

Swing at a curveball

Have you noticed when life throws us a curveball, we talk to others before giving ourselves time to think it through and go to our Heavenly Father?

Kim Bindel on April 30, 2015

A man of prayer

Before we can be used by God, we need to know how to be with Him in prayer.

Mike Lanser on April 28, 2015