Meet Tamika! She is a long-time Smithville resident and regular guest at the Smithville site. Tamika is one of many guests who have attended weekly site gatherings since the beginning of the site’s launch. Tamika is a dedicated guest. She is usually the first one at the site, even before the volunteer team arrives. Not […]
It’s easy to do what we’ve always done. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is all too familiar. Change can be incredibly hard, and stepping out into the unknown is often unnerving. Just six months ago, I was on staff at a church in the southeastern corner of Iowa making plans to launch a mutli-site […]
Are you feeling the summer heat yet? Nothing like a cold lemonade or a dip the pool to help beat the summertime heat. Perhaps the heat you’re currently experiencing is not so easily curbed. Are you feeling the heat of turbulent times? We should expect trials as followers of Jesus. In fact, James tells us […]
I must admit, I am a creature of comfort. From my thermostat to my shoes I like to be comfortable. I spend my money on objects which I believe will bring comfort and spend ample time in the comfort of Nexflix-landia, mindlessly “resting.” I’ve made my faith easy, dangerously so. I’ve found myself denying the […]
If you haven’t stopped and lifted your head from demands of everything or everyone all around you, I tell you, “Take a look at your surroundings, winter has come to it’s end and spring here!” And in Texas, it’s a short window of time before the squelching heat makes everything brown again. Spring is a […]