“We are here to help others.”
— Mary Beth McGahee, Girl Scout Leader in Jenison Michigan.
Mary Beth also commented on the pursuit of wealth, “My husband and I could be making a lot more money if we were doing something else.
But we feel that this is what we are supposed to do.”
Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore… and how 4 acts of love will make your church irresistible The above book, written by Thom and Joani Schultz was one that I had purchased and read months ago. It was sitting on the top of a stack of books on the edge of my home more »
There is a joke about how to tell if you live in a rural, suburban or urban neighborhood: If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors can’t see you, it’s rural. If you stand naked on the front porch and the neighbors call the cops, it’s suburban. If you more »
“I would say that my life purpose is to be the best me that I can be and to make a difference in as many lives as possible.” –Mallory Overway I met Mallory Overway today at my favorite Biggby coffee shop in Jenison. She was hard at work doing her homework and studying to be more »
“What is your purpose in life?” I asked? “General Harassment” — Craig Phillips. Craig is an iconic Allegan personality and owner of the legendary B & C Emporium in downtown Allegan. This is day six of my Lenten Experience Experiment. I am still posting photos of people taken this weekend. These last two people were more »
Our flat-roofed fixer-upper house is located on a small lake. Every year we watch a new spring flock of baby geese grow from excited balls of fuzz to awkward and indolent teens by midsummer and turn into mostly disciplined young flyers eager to migrate south in the fall. In 2011, one gosling was deformed. His more »
Talking about my Generation: (Feb.2014 Newsletter Article by Rev. Karen Fitz La Barge) When the older generations imagine their church being filled with people across the age spectrum, what they are probably envisioning is the church that they grew up in themselves. They are envisioning themselves as children and teenagers worshiping in a church filled more »
