I really am loving our current series at church about the ways that people interrupted Jesus or He interrupted their lives through Scripture and the way it still happens today. This week's story (read the whole thing here) was about a man who interrupts Jesus to ask him to come heal his daughter. When a… Continue reading A Hand Holding God – Jesus Interruptions
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Locked Up – Follow Up
Wow! That's the word that first comes to mind when I think about the LOCKED UP simulation for high school students at First Trinity yesterday. For 12 hours, eight students from First Trinity and Grace-Niagara Falls gave up their identities and their rights to get a little taste of what it's like to live in… Continue reading Locked Up – Follow Up
God on the Move
It seems like everywhere I turn lately it is obvious that God is on the move and it is SO exciting to see. One of the places I witnessed him this past week was at Lutheran Campus Ministries (LCM) of WNY (also known as Organic Campus). First Trinity had the opportunity to partner with this… Continue reading God on the Move
30 Hour Famine – Recap
Hello All! Well, we made it to the end! The 30-Hour Famine was a success (in my opinion at least). 22 youth and 4 adult participants from four area churches gave up eating for 30 hours so others could eat! I hope to tell more specifics in the days to come about our experience. But… Continue reading 30 Hour Famine – Recap
Truly a Beautiful Sight!
Here is a glimpse into the beautiful sight I witnessed while I worshipped this weekend: Two middle school students working together to make sure we had light on the candles in the front of the Church to help us focus on THE Light, Jesus. Three high school student singing, playing, leading the congregation in… Continue reading Truly a Beautiful Sight!
Please Don’t Underestimate Them!
I read this yesterday as the Facebook status of a high school girl and got her permission to share it here: I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't do drugs. I'm a virgin. I'm in high school, and I will not lose my self-respect just to "fit in". Wow. And the world says there's… Continue reading Please Don’t Underestimate Them!
Collision: Mend the Broken
Well we did it! We survived the first “road trip” planned by Bekah. :) As promised yesterday, I wanted to share a little bit about my experience this weekend at Acquire the Fire in Cleveland, OH with 16 teens and 2 other awesome adult leaders. The theme this year for this conference was Mend the… Continue reading Collision: Mend the Broken
Hope {Day 25} – Let Hope Arise!
Hello again! Wow! What a great weekend it was with the First Trinity Crossroads Group at Acquire the Fire! I hope to make a special post tomorrow about our adventures in addition to blogging about hope… so watch for that. For today, I wanted to look quickly at one of the worship songs we… Continue reading Hope {Day 25} – Let Hope Arise!
Hope {Day 12} – Hope and Contentment… the Best of Friends
Tonight at the wonderful Philippians Short Course Bible Study at First Trinity we were studying chapter 4. It’s a wonderful chapter which I strongly suggest everyone read. (You could even do so right now by clicking here.) Anyway, in summary here are a few things covered in that chapter: vs 4 – Finding JOY in… Continue reading Hope {Day 12} – Hope and Contentment… the Best of Friends
Hope {Day 7} – Giving Hope from Afar
In a way, this post is kind of “Part 2” of yesterday’s post. I mentioned yesterday that often in the times where hope needs to be offered, there aren’t really words or actions that can give that hope… rather, being present is simply enough. While I believe that is often completely true, I can’t… Continue reading Hope {Day 7} – Giving Hope from Afar
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