A couple months ago, our church started something called “Connections.” Steve and I and the staff wanted to find a way for our congregation members to get to know each other a little better, since sitting beside someone in a pew for 90 minutes on Sunday is not really a good way to accomplish that goal.…

  As I sat in the doctor’s office this past Monday, the questions came at me fast and furious: Have you ever smoked?  Were you ever exposed to a lot of second-hand smoke?  Have you been exposed to work-related chemicals or occupational or  environmental pollutants? Have you ever had a positive blood test for the AAT gene?  …

As promised, today I’m featuring the video of the guys from our local faith-based rehab center who we shared Thanksgiving with. This is Steve with Ken, the staff member who accompanied the guys.  (Ken is a graduate of the program.)…

I wrote last week that we had invited the guys from Dare Challenge over to our home to share Thanksgiving with us.  (Note:  I received permission from each of them to post the story and pictures here.)  The day was great! And heart warming! And wonderful! In the midst of my happy (but frantic) preparation I had just one small cooking crisis when a glass…