Blog

Like myself, many of you watched the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Twin Towers in New York. For many of us, the memories remain remarkably vivid. The smoke rising over New York,...

Church isn’t just a place you go on Sunday. Church isn’t just an organization you become a member of. Church isn’t just a place you come to receive what you need for your own...

As our children and young people begin a new school year, they are stepping into new classrooms, new friendships, new challenges, and new opportunities. Some are excited, while others may be carrying nervousness, uncertainty,...

It was early August, but we were huddled under blankets trying to stay warm. Leaning back in our camp chairs, we were staring at the night skies waiting for the meteors to streak across...

Psalm 95 is a familiar Psalm for many. It begins with an invitation: 1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let...

This summer, the entire Wilbern family had the opportunity to travel to Guatemala on the mission trip with our church.  We went there thinking we were going to serve others, but as is so...

As my first grandchild got married recently, I began to contemplate the different kinds of love in my life. I gave an AI program a bunch of information about what I was thinking and...

Anticipation. Wonderment. Excitement.  These were a few of the emotions running through me, when we finally pulled up to our worksite in Guatemala.  As we stepped off the bus, we were directed to walk...

“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in...

Well, we’ve reached the half-way point (or more!) of summer! Parents, how are we feeling?  Exhausted? Stressed? Calm and cool as a cucumber?  I know that a lot of you are not falling in...