When we meet the disciples in today’s story, they are still in the thickness of grief - and they remind Amanda a bit of toddlers being picked up after being…
In high school, Amanda went on her first Emmaus experience, and something stuck with her. “Do not anticipate, just participate,” they told her. The phrase has stuck with her. We…
Amanda tells about a wedding that she went to recently that turned into quite a party. The photo she’s talking about you can see on the link below. On Communion…
Amanda looks at a passage from Romans to consider how we are perhaps not yet living in the fullness of Christ. She remembers a girl hassling her young daughter that…
Lance talks about a time he ended up in Vegas and made a tentative attempt at gambling at a slot machine, which ended poorly. But prayer, he reminds us, is…
When Paul first began preaching in the streets, it was clear immediately that something incredible was happening. People’s lives were being transformed. When the Holy Spirit is doing something, he…
Amanda tells the story of Saul being blinded, healed, and transformed to become Paul, a faithful disciple of Christ. She compares it to the Choose Your Own Adventure books she…
When the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Joshua asked them if they were really going to be devoted to God - and he wanted a real answer. You might have…
This Sunday, we landed on one of Amanda’s favorite preschool stories to teach: the Battle of Jericho. And she wants us to know: there’s a lesson on both sides of…
As we travel on God’s path, we can count on being pulled up from our slumps - because God goes with us. Living a life that’s dedicated to God’s path…
Amanda takes us to where the Israelites stand, just short of the Promised Land, after a long period of wandering in the desert. It’s a lesson in how God pulls…
“What are the gifts that we are bring to build up not just this church, but the entire kingdom of God?” Today’s scripture reminds Amanda of her childhood being a…