Tag Archives: Spring Lake Wesleyan Church

Jesus Math

I was thinking about our church last night, which isn’t unusual. But I was thinking specifically about the volunteers that make things happen each week. It’s especially evident during big weeks like this with special services and extra stuff, but … Continue reading

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(gen)erosity

Here at church we see lots of behind-the-scenes stuff every day. Most of it is pretty routine but every once in a while we get a glimpse of something extra special. This week we saw a heart of generosity and … Continue reading

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McDonalds, Hope, and SLWC

McDonalds’ new commercial and slogan has kids riding a school bus peering in their empty Happy Meal boxes looking for hope. One little girl, looks in her box and then says, ‘nope, I don’t see any hope in here”, only … Continue reading

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2010- A Director’s Perspective

This has been another great year in KHUSA at our church.  Below is a list of things that have made me smile.  I love being our church’s Kids Hope USA Director. A family coming to church every week.  Now they … Continue reading

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Which option did you choose?

If you haven’t listened to the message from this past Sunday about mercy, make time to do it. <download> At the end, we were challenged to make a decision: Do you need to receive God’s mercy? Is there someone who … Continue reading

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A Reluctant Volunteer speaks

If you don’t get the newspaper (like me), you first heard about Grant Berry’s Reluctant Kids Camp volunteer story on Sunday morning during the message. If you weren’t there, get some Kleenex ready. I’m not all that emotional and I needed one. I … Continue reading

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Mukwalantila

About a year ago, our church adopted the village of Mukwalantila in southern Zambia through givings  to the Global Outreach Fund. Soon after, a team that ultimately traveled to the village in July began raising funds to install a well in … Continue reading

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