The truth of the Real Saint Patrick – Something worth celebrating!
Strange that we celebrate the memory of St. Patrick by wearing green and drinking beer, when the true story of Patrick is one worth celebrating – especially for those of us who love and proclaim the name of Jesus as Savior and Lord. Patrick was born in Britain and in the year 405 when he...
Jesus – A True and Better Joseph
A few weekends ago I went to see “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” presented by the Gahanna Community Theatre and featuring our own Lindsey and Fred Donelson, Susie Washburn, and Heather Ray. Like usual it was a great performance and a really enjoyable show!...
Me Me Land
I recently saw the movie "La La Land" - I expect it'll win an Oscar or 2 (or 10!) because it's about Hollywood and Hollywood, as we know, is in love with itself! Really, it has some great singing and dancing and is fairly clean - which I appreciated...What I didn't like was the outcome.
I'm sorry
Have you noticed that nobody says "I'm sorry" anymore? The other day I was picking up some prescriptions at Giant Eagle. The attendant says, "That'll be $283.00" to which I replied, "What? It's normally about $38!" She disappeared for a long while and then came back and said, "$37.93." No -...
Confidentiality
When people in a small group break confidentiality it can damage a group because it destroys the trust that is needed for community to grow. If this ever happens, take it seriously...
What's the PURPOSE of Small Groups?
This is a question I get asked regularly. Obviously, this won't be the exact answer for every church, but at our church small groups are fundamentaL to how we do ministry - so here's the 6 purposes I tell people...