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Good evening, church family! On Tuesday evening we were under a tornado watch. This Friday’s forecast includes more severe weather expected. Be careful out there! Tornado season is once again underway in Kansas. Anytime severe weather is on my mind, I think back to two stories of Jesus. In Matthew 8:26 He calms a stormy sea with a simple spoken word. It’s a clear reminder of His power and authority over even nature. That’s a story we often take great comfort in when end

Good morning, church family! It’s time for another midweek check-in, and I need your help. This Sunday we are beginning a new series all about seeking God’s will and mission for our lives and for Woodland Lakes Community Church. Much prayer and planning has gone into this series, and I can’t wait to fully launch this Sunday. But we must start with prayer. And that’s where I need your help. This Friday and Saturday (noon to noon) I’m calling on the church to engage in

Good morning, church family! Let’s stop in the middle of this beautiful Wednesday for a midweek check-in. The prophet of Isaiah 50 was a wise man whom the Lord spoke through. In these later pages of Isaiah, we receive the word of the Lord from a prophet who often speaks encouraging, supportive words to a broken people. These messages are both refreshing and beautiful. And in Isaiah 50:4, we get a glimpse of where Isaiah gets his inspiration. "The Lord gave me an educa

Good morning, church family! It’s time for another midweek check-in! When you study the Bible and spend time reading God’s Word, you may often come across different themes. You may remember a series we did last fall that considered the many times trees were present in several important moments in the Bible. That’s one theme. You could do a similar study tracking the way mountains are mentioned or water is portrayed or bread or sheep or blood. The biblical authors, led b

Good evening, church family! Let’s pause in the middle of the week for a quick check-in! Here’s a verse that we rarely discuss in the church, but it’s filled with importance… “I want you to have confidence in the soundness of the instruction you have received.” That verse is not found in some obscure, little-read corner of the Bible. It’s in one of the gospels, and it’s right at the beginning. Luke opens his gospel as a letter to a friend. The friend’s name is Theophi

Good afternoon, church family! It’s time for another midweek check-in! Did you enjoy our beautiful, sunny, ONE day of spring yesterday? March in Kansas is as beautiful as it is unpredictable! This past Sunday I took about 10 minutes in our worship service to share about an upcoming series that I don’t want you to miss. The NEXT Initiative is a seven-week series that starts the Sunday after Easter and runs through Pentecost Sunday. We’ll spend this time seeking God’s will

Good evening, church family! I’m going to be honest, it’s been a rough several days at our house. Both of our little girls have come down with the flu, and the upset stomachs, chills and fevers have not been fun. Thankfully, CJ and I have stayed healthy so far, though we’ve had some exhausting, sleepless nights. In the middle of all the temperature checks, medicine dosage charts and calls to our family doctor, I found our little 4-year-old curled up in our bed. The chills

Good evening, church family! On a recent, cold, winter day, my wife and I got motivated to finally do some rearranging in our bedroom. We slid our bed closer to one wall, freeing up some space against the other wall for a dresser, which freed up just enough extra space against another wall to set up two small chairs and a little nightstand right under the bedroom window. It has become a small, quiet place of peace and rest for us. But then I added one more feature. For a

Happy Holidays, church family! No, not those holidays. I know it’s February. But a unique quirk of the 2026 calendar means we are wrapping up a run of four holidays in five days! Saturday was Valentine’s Day. Monday was Presidents’ Day. Tuesday was Mardi Gras. Wednesday (today!) is Ash Wednesday. Not only is that a lot of holidays in a short time frame, but it represents a diverse mix of emotions! · Valentine’s Day is all about love. · Presidents’ Day is the h

Good evening, church family! It is Wednesday again, and that means it’s time to pause for a midweek check-in. One week from today is a very special day in the church calendar. Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 18 this year, and it is the launch of the 40-day period that leads to Easter! Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. For 40 days (plus Sundays) Lent reminds us of the words in Genesis 3 that a guilty Adam and Eve heard after they rejected God in the Garden