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Longing to be Home

Posted: May 3, 2019, 8:49 pm

May Spiritual Care Theme  Exodus 16:1-2 “The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt. In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.”  In the book of Exodus, the people of […]

Save the Date for Biking for Baruch 2019!

Posted: April 5, 2019, 2:33 pm

The Journey to Home

Posted: March 26, 2019, 4:12 pm

Genesis 12:1: Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” We are all on a journey to Home, our eternal Home. Our journey Home begins with God’s covenant promises to Abraham. God chose Abram (later he was named […]

Home: A Meditation

Posted: February 13, 2019, 2:42 pm

 “The eternal God is my home and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deuteronomy 33: 27 (Message/NIV) This is one of the most formative verses about home in my life; I recite it almost daily. Yet, as I try to express the importance of this visual, it feels impossibly big. The arms of God throughout the […]

Introduction to 2019 Theme: Home

Posted: February 8, 2019, 5:20 pm

In my office, I have a picture of a farm in the Northwest corner of Iowa. There is nothing really particularly special about this farm. There is a pen for pigs, a pasture for cows, rows and rows of corn, and a two-story farmhouse needing a new roof. For anyone other than my family, this […]

Blessing in Persecution

Posted: September 13, 2018, 6:12 pm

Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. -Matthew 5:11

Blessed are the Persecuted

Posted: August 8, 2018, 2:00 pm

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. --Matthew 5:10

Biking for Baruch 2018

Posted: August 7, 2018, 8:54 pm

Thank you to all of our riders, volunteers, donors, and sponsors for a successful and fun event!