by Shelly Miller | Dec 14, 2012 | i am bibledude
For many years our family found intimate community inside the walls of a church of thousands on Christmas Eve. This year, in our small seaside town, we’re wondering where we will worship, if anyone will notice our absence. In the early days of ministry, our backyard...
by HeatherWindeler | Dec 13, 2012 | i am bibledude
“What do you all want for Christmas?” I stammered…I found my mind racing for an answer. This should be simple right? Who doesn’t have a Christmas list yet? “Ummm… Uh… the girls might like some clothes?” Well that was weak. Eventually I sputtered out a few more...
by MonicaSharman | Dec 11, 2012 | i am bibledude
The past few Christmases I’ve noticed the beginnings of a shift away from shopping-shopping-shopping and toward giving-giving-giving. Have you noticed it, too? Christmastime is increasingly becoming a time for generosity and care for the poor, especially the...
by JodyCollins | Dec 9, 2012 | i am bibledude
I have learned a lot from the students I work with, as most teachers do. I never know what a day will hold when I show up to our classroom—the special needs students I teach make sure of that. Most of the children in our class have autism. Autism is a ‘spectrum...
by Shelly Miller | Nov 16, 2012 | i am bibledude
People were already leaning against the walls around the mortuary when we sat down in the last two chairs on the end of the back row. I wasn’t sure where to sit at my brother’s funeral. My husband leaned over to ask about the people in the old photos scrolling on the...
by Amy L. Sullivan | Nov 8, 2012 | i am bibledude
Hi, I’m Amy, and I am the new SERVE Editor. Yes, yes, it does seem like an amazing opportunity, but I have a problem. See, I know we just met, and I hate to be one of those people who dump problems on just anyone, but well, you look like a good listener, and...
