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Waiting in the Season

This post was written by Leann Woelk, a member of the INCM Blog team. Living in Canada, we have at least 4 months of winter. So, by the first day of spring, we are waiting with great anticipation for the snow to melt, the sun…

All We Like Sheep: A COVID-19 Response

This post was written by Christie Penner Worden, a member of the INCM Blog team. A few years ago, I got really curious about why Jesus talked so much about sheep. I don’t live around a sheep farm to know, and it’s not as normative…

Working Towards Inclusion in Kids Ministry

This post was written by Angie Hooie, a member of the INCM Blog team. My husband and I have three kids. All three have some sort of special needs. One son has ADHD, the other son has ADHD and borderline Asperger’s, and my daughter has…

Blessing for the New Year

Growing up, December 31 always meant that I got to stay up past my bedtime… stay up past my bedtime AND get sparkling grape juice. Win, win. Now, December 31 sometimes means staying up past my bedtime, but it also is a day where I reflect on…

Freedom from Our Unnecessary Expectations

When I was 8 years old, my family and I spent a few weeks of the summer at our friend’s condo on the beach in Michigan. It was part of a camp and conference center, and one of the things they were known for was…

Behold Your King this Christmas

I shared a little of this story over on Facebook Live on Monday… this season always reminds me of a truth I learned that Christmas Day of 2016. We had a truly wonderful Christmas that year- lots of time with family, good food, seeing our…

Are you thirsty?

About 15 years ago, I went on a kayaking trip with a friend. We camped out in northern Wisconsin and kayaked 21 miles. It was beautiful and peaceful… until we got hit with a storm and the current that was pushing us along suddenly died…

Thankfulness Offered in Faith

If you were to walk into my family room, you would see a large canvas painting above our fireplace. On that painting, you would see four Hebrew words – these words guide the way our family desires to live together. We, of course, fail to…

Overcoming Fatigue, Frustration, and Burn Out

There was this really beautiful moment this past year I’ll never forget. It was a moment of honesty like I’ve never witnessed in my life. Perhaps it was because, in that vast room I was standing in, we agreed to (in the words of Beth…