A Season for Everything
Last Sunday at had the opportunity to visit the Island of Iona off the northern coast of Scotland. This island is only 1 mile by 3 miles, yet it plays a very important role to spirituality.
What Makes Your Heart Sing?
We have been focusing on various kinds of music in our Summer Song series and discovering how we can worship God in so many ways. What makes your heart sing is also a great question coming out of our Chicago Service Learning Trip.
We don’t just hear it, we experience it
“Summer Song” seems to be the perfect way to celebrate the glorious Minnesota summer that we are experiencing. Music is so interwoven into our lives, whether you gravitate toward classical music or rock and roll, love to hear John Philip Sousa’s Stars & Stripes Forever or the national anthem at the beginning of a ball game, music does something to us.
Celebrate or Lament
Yesterday we heard the story of the feeding of the 5,000. Today is the 4th of July – a time for family and friends and picnics and fireworks to celebrate the heritage of our nation. Yet this might feel like a major disconnect. The miracle of Jesus feeding so many with so little, caring for the other, feels so different than the time we’re living in.
Food Truck Party
Today we begin Vacation Bible School or VBS. You may have memories of attending VBS when you were a kid or being a leader when your kids were young. It is a time of anticipation, of excitement, of fun, of learning and maybe a little chaos! Lots of planning goes into VBS, but it is not until the youth leaders and the kids show up on Monday morning that VBS becomes a reality.