How to Move Toward Your Dream

During the GateWay Pastor Appreciation Breakfast, we were privileged to hear a presentation from Phillip Kelley, chaplain of the Kansas City Chiefs. Using an acrostic for DREAM, Phillip presented some inspiring ideas for how we can move toward our dreams. Although...

Hope in Unfailing Love

I imagine he loved me, but I don’t recall those words ever being spoken. My dad taught me to ride a bike, roller skate and snow ski. He bought a camper and took us on summer vacation for weeks at a time. He taught me to swim in the ocean and how to catch crabs in the...

Finding Hope Within Disappointment

The holidays have come and gone. I didn’t get the white Christmas I was dreaming of. Unseasonably warm, it rained most of the day. Ironing my mother’s tablecloth reminded me of holidays gone by; highlighting the fact she is no longer with us. As the morning wore on, I...

What God Says about Sexual Assault

During the last few months, we’ve been subjected to numerous reminders of how women are mistreated, undervalued and sexually assaulted. Whether or not you support one political candidate or the other, the truth is still a reality – no matter who is guilty of the...

How to Find Beauty in the Blunder

Since the age of eight, I have owned a camera. I enjoy documenting special events, creating colorful scrapbooks and periodically reviewing my personal narrative. It wasn’t until six years ago, however, that I began to use photography as a method of artistic...