Good Friday

Today is Good Friday. Historically the Christian Church has used this day to reflect on the death of Christ. Jesus painfully endures death because there is nothing else that can be done for his broken people. Humanity is so shattered that the only way to save us, is...

Maundy Thursday

Hey! Just a reminder that our Easter Service will start at 10 a.m. this Sunday. Today is Maundy Thursday, a day that remembers Jesus’ last supper with His disciples. It’s a big deal. First, Christ proclaimed himself the sacrificial lamb to take away the sins of the...

You should pick a fight today.

  There are a three things my kids will fight over every time; candy, the computer/video games, and chores.  It’s a hard to find happiness when you feel like someone else is always getting more than you.  As you grow up, the fight for happiness gets more...

Reality check

Hey New City Folks, Jesus gives a sermon in Matthew Ch. 5 that completely turns our understanding of the world upside down. He says that in God’s world the happy are those who are hungry, mourn or persecuted for doing right.  Huh. It gets even more confusing further...

Determination will get you places

Matt has been making videos to illustrate Bible stories in Kid City. You should check them out; our kids have really engaged them. Grace (my 9 year old daughter) was inspired to make her own video after seeing Matt’s. Matt wanted to tell a story, then Grace wanted to...