Written by Lynell Brooks Hopefully, you are into the routine a new school year brings, or perhaps you can vacation without crowds at your favorite spot. Wherever you find yourself, I would like to take a few minutes with you to explore the concept of hospitality.   Hospitality is mentioned often in the Bible and one of the evangelical world’s most respected Bible teachers, Dr. Warren Wiersbe, stat...  Read More

Life is full of guilt and pleasure, so how do we navigate both – especially at the same time?!  Read More

Why should I draw close to the one who could have stopped it all? Why should I trust that He would take care of me and the anxiety I’d cast on Him? Hadn’t I earned the right to worry?  Read More

The older I get the more time seems to slip away from each day. I can easily find a hundred things that need my attention and probably deserve it. This is never more true than when preparing to lead worship. The details; the practicality that comes with planning a set, leading a team, and pastoring the people alongside you. Each of these things fight for my focus when I am preparing to lead a grou...  Read More

This time, it's much bigger than a childhood game.  Read More

Sometimes... I just get stuck. Does that ever happen to you? The creative juices stop flowing and I don’t know how to move forward. If you’ve been pursuing creative work for more than a week or so, I’m guessing you have experienced what I’m talking about. You have projects to work on and deadlines to hit, but your creativity has come to a halt. You’re in a creative rut. A rut is a pattern of behavi...  Read More