It happens every year.  I have plans to do Christmas differently…spend less time shopping and spend less money, spend more time with the family and slow down and enjoy the true meaning of Christmas.  What a crock.  That hasn’t and probably won’t happen.  It’s business as usual.  It seems like I have more jeer than [...]

Play-Study-Serve-Study.  That’s our monthly community group philosophy at Emmaus.  Every week we follow that cycle.  It’s about making the kingdom of God, well, tangible!  We had a group from Emmaus go to our local food bank and serve, befriend, and encourage people as they came in and picked their food.  It was a cold Seattle [...]

Good movies and books leave an imprint on you.  It might leave an imprint on your soul, your mind, and in some cases, both!  A couple of books I’m reading right now are doing both!
The Tangible Kingdom by Hugh Halter
So many people talk about the church, but they talk so little about the kingdom!  It’s [...]