Power of Going First
I wish you could have seen it. Every year, we field test our new vacation Bible school program in a local church. Our team from Group leads the activities, leaders…
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This is your wake-up call
beep…Beep…BEEP! Your alarm clock goes off. Do you… __groan and go back to sleep? __press the snooze button? __get up ready for action? How does your answer mirror your reaction…
Keep Learning Like a Child
Our little granddaughter’s almost 2. She’s the cutest little human ever! (Oh, you know one of those, too?) I marvel how God created Cadence like a human magnet. A mirror.…
Is Your Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
By Joani Schultz “You must be a glass-half-full person.” “Uh, yes, I guess I am,” I replied. But I wondered, what inspired her comment as she was poking my vein…
What a Rumor Taught Me About Discipleship
A CRAZY RUMOR erupted on our wedding anniversary cruise. Before we even boarded, a just-met passenger whispered, “The new CEO who just purchased this cruise line is a passenger!” Of…
What an Email Scam Taught Me About Christmas
By Joani Schultz Kim meant well. She got an email from me. Supposedly. It asked her to personally help me out. (Kim’s a kind person.) In essence, multiple emails said,…
“It is good (for you) to give thanks to the Lord”
by Joani Schultz I love Thanksgiving! Don’t get me wrong. Christmas and Easter are great. Those celebrations highlight God’s doing. Thanksgiving, on the other hand, gives me, us, our opportunity.…
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What a Jolt of Kindness Can Do
By Joani Schultz Sometimes it takes a jolt out of our day-to-day patterns to be inspired. Well, I just got jolted. And inspired. We recently returned from Kenya on one…
What Mr. Rogers Taught Us
By Joani Schultz Our team recently watched the documentary film, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? We set out on a community-building afternoon to see the story of Fred Rogers and…
“You changed my life”
by Joani Schultz Picture this: –a small group of teenagers and adults, smudged, sweaty―formerly strangers just a week ago. –a thankful, tearful older woman―formerly depressed and tethered to her oxygen…
