by Matt Dirks | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog
If you’re going to a Super Bowl party, you prepare food to bring. If you’re going out for a nice dinner, you prepare a nice outfit to wear (or at least you trade out your busted up Locals slippahs for your nice pair of black Scotts). So how do you prepare...
by Matt Dirks | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
Many families will be taking off over the next few months for vacations. Parents might be tempted to just drift through these trips (or just survive the stress of travel and near-constant togetherness), but these can be powerful times in the life of a family if...
by Matt Dirks | May 29, 2019 | Blog
Imagine you’re sitting in bed at 9pm on a Friday night. You’re enjoying a book that you’ve been wanting to read. You’re only on page 4 when you see your phone light up with a notification. Your friend just posted a photo, along with a few of your other friends. They...
by Matt Dirks | May 8, 2019 | Blog
I’ve had the privilege of officiating many weddings over the years. One thing I always look forward to is seeing how the bride and groom are dressed. A guy who usually slouches around in board-shorts and a T-shirt will be transformed for a day into a gentleman in a...
by Matt Dirks | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog
How happy are you right now? A study published a few years ago found that we’re less happy now than we’ve been in a long time. Why is that? Could it be the divisions in our country right now? War, terrorism, and natural disasters in the world? Or could it...
by Matt Dirks | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog
This Sunday we’re celebrating how Jesus overcame the sting of death through his resurrection from the grave. That’s something to celebrate now, because the sting of death isn’t just something we experience at the end of life. It’s something we see every day....
