My 2 year old daughter is still figuring out church.  She generally does not like the nursery. but she does like the music, stairs, free snacks, and crayons. 
Nicki normally goes out during the sermon, but this time we kept her in as she was doing rather well coloring and we heard there was to be [...]

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This is the time of year when I always felt a little depressed as a child.  The end of summer.  The end of freedom.  The end of life.  Death.  Well, maybe death is a little over dramatic.  Yet, to replace fun, freedom, no responsibility, and playtime with getting up early, bathing, and going to school it [...]

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I was driving to the Eugene Airport to pick up a friend, when I saw a guy carrying a cross.  My first instinct was to do a double take…and say under my breath “Jesus?”
On closer examination, he did not appear to be THE JESUS, but rather a man in his mid-50’s, wearing a yellow polo [...]

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We used to do staff meetings in our pastor’s office.  For years we would gather in this space, and listen to what sounded like an elephant parade passing by overhead.  There is a preschool enrichment program that used the space directly above the office. 
We would all pretend like we couldn’t hear the stomping.  Everyone acted [...]

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In an attempt to provide some incentive for children to come to church with their parents we have come up with the following solution: Cookies and Juice.
And so far its working. After service kids zoom towards the back, weaving in and out of adults walking way too slow. They create a poorly [...]

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Last night as my wife Holly was praying for our daughter, Nicki. This precious little girl looked up at her mother with sweet curious eyes and proceeded to stick her fingers into Holly’s left nostril.
Holly laughed because it is a little awkward to have someone else stick their fingers into your nose. Nicki [...]

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This weekend we attempted to see “Baby Mama” with some friends, but when we walked into the theater the only area with four seats was the front row. The designer of this Mega-plex decided that people who sit in the first row must like it close. The angle was so sharp that in order to [...]

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