April is around the corner and you know what that means: Tax day. I’m actually really looking forward to tax day this year, not because I’m excited about writing a check to Uncle Sam. Instead, I’m excited about tax da y because it just so happens that April 15th is also the day that the Leadership Training […]
A few weeks ago I accompanied our teens for the annual youth rally sponsored by the Eugene Church of Christ. During one of the lessons the speaker for the weekend showed a short film titled “The Butterfly Circus.” The film is a metaphor for the saving transformation Jesus brings into our lives and is well […]
This year has been a year to reflect and act upon our calling to Witness. We have explored the way the early church carried this testimony from Jerusalem all the way to Italy and beyond, in obedience to Jesus’ direct command: “You will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8). We have also been asking how we […]
This past Sunday morning Darren preached for us on the title “The Power of Unity” from passages in John 17 and Ephesians 4. One of the points he made in connection to Paul’s letter to the Ephesian disciples was that maintaining unity in the church has to be theologically driven. To that I say“Amen!” (I […]
Retreat season is upon us at the Keizer Church of Christ. Retreats are a opportunity to get away together for a time of spiritual renewal, encouragement, and rest. The ladies’ retreat is this coming weekend at the Oregon Coast and will run Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. This retreat is designed to be an intimate […]
This month we have had both a wedding and funeral. On Saturday, February 6th Zach and Jordin Broberg tied the knot with Grant Long officiating, and just this past Friday, February 12th we held a memorial service for Ruth Lowery. That is a week packed with organization, planning, preparation, anticipation, reflection, resolution and relief. It […]
Last year about this time I walked into my classroom at a local Christian University. In the back row was one of my students, a young man about 20 years old, who had something very different about his appearance. On his forehead was a pronounced black smudge that looked like someone had thrown a wet […]
Dad’s cancer diagnosis turned out to be a good thing! Dad was in his mid-thirties, married with two kids. He had just received a promotion to principal of one of the district’s largest elementary schools. We had just finished building and moving into a new home in a brand new suburb. Things were looking up! […]
Our sub-theme through Easter is “Salt and Light: The Church’s Influence in a Secular Culture.” Each week we are considering the influence that we as Christians can have on the broader culture. This week we are looking at the power of truth. There are many truths to which the gospel bears witness: God as creator, […]
In case you are unaware of it, we have an awesome teen group at our church. Last fall when Howard came to the Master’s Class to ask if we would like to work with the teens to host the Teacher Appreciation Dinner, I thought, do we have enough in common to do that? Since it […]