Service. Giving of your time, talent, & treasure to serve others. Service is on the mind lately. We are in a season of heavily recruiting volunteers and financial supporters [it feels as if we are continually in such a season ha]. I have been coming across quotes, blogs, devotionals, etc on serving others quite often here recently. God is tugging on my heart strings with the topic of the heart of service. One of my favorite books in the Bible is James [am I allowed to have favorites? ha]. James speaks highly of having a servant's heart and putting it to use in our world. He doesn't speak from a perspective of needing to earn your grace by doing good for others and in this world; rather, he s
To the Parents of More Than Conquerors, I’m writing this to appeal to you,about reading the Bible with your children. Now I know some of you go to church and read the Bible, and some do not. It wasn’t that long ago when I didn’t read the Bible either. I was scared of opening it. I thought it was going to be boring, just a bunch of rules, and I didn’t know where to start. I’m reaching out because at MTC I personally help the kids memorize Bible verses and open up and read it with them. I view my job as making it fun for them. If you spend time with your child in the Bible it will be fun. For me, if we are reading I try to find what each kid wants. When memorizing verses, I try to find the cre
