It’s just a simple tag, but to some in the tiny church I attend in my little swath of the Midwest, it means a great deal. Every year around the start of the school year, the church I attend blesses the students and staff that are in school. They also bless backpacks, praying that everyone […]
Category: Church topics
This is the category where the blog posts I write inspired by stuff from my little church ends up. Most are inspired by sermons I have heard or things the church is doing.
State fairs and magic
It’s no secret that I live in Iowa. Or, perhaps it is, since I often call this area “my little swath of the Midwest” on this blog and in other place. But yes, I live in a state where there are more vowels than consonants. I happen to live in the capital city of Des […]
Put on the Full Armor of God
Too much has been done hatefully “in the name of Christ.” Wars have been fought, people have been persecuted, laws have been passed that oppress and marginalize… all in the name of Christ. And as a result, the idea of Christianity has become maligned with the idea of persecution, of judgementalism, of fundamentalism. It’s a […]
Calming the Noise
“If we’re adding to the noise…. Turn off this song…..If we’re adding to the noise… Turn off your stereo, radio, video” ~ Switchfoot “Adding to the Noise” Our world has a great deal of distractions. We have information at our fingertips. We have food that can be zapped in a matter of minutes. We have […]
Are you sure?
Are you sure? It’s just three little words, but there is a great deal of hesitation in them. Certainly, we want certainty, but sometimes…. We just aren’t able to know for sure. We overthink. We question ourselves. We question others. We even question God. We have identity crises. We make excuses for ourselves and our […]
Love unconditionally
It has always amazed me that the English language only has one word for love, even though there are different degrees of love, so to speak. I love my family. I love my one true love. I love chocolate. I love to write. Yet other languages have many words for love, including Greek. There is […]
I can do all of this? Really??????
I live in the Hawkeye state, otherwise known as Iowa. Even I, who cares very little for sports, have heard of the prowess of the female American basketball player Caitlin Clark. It’s hard not to miss it, since her name has been mentioned a great deal this year at both the collegiate and the professional […]
Just keep following the rhythm
The other day, I was sent a text from a young lady that I look upon as a daughter. She mentioned that since she was “not good” at speaking in front of a group “like you are,” she didn’t want to be asked to ever do it again, because she felt she messed up on […]
Go ye into all the world….
The other day, while the other half and I were out and about, we came back from shopping at one of the bigger farm stores in the area to find someone had crammed a cartoon gospel tract into the handle of the driver’s side door of the other half’s vehicle. The tract was a reminder […]
Perfection in the celebration
This past week, there was a celebration at the tiny church the other half and I attend in my little swath of the Midwest. Ten years ago, our current pastor started his walk with us. In those ten years, there have been numerous high points and low points, both globally and a little closer to […]
K. S. Wood Writes 