by Chris Atkins | May 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
(This is the first of two posts on this topic. I’ve included the original song “Rescue Me” to accompany these blogs) When I was 2 years old, my parents took our family to a company picnic. The owner of the company my Dad worked owned a lake home, and the gathering...
by Chris Atkins | May 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week I read with heartbreak about a well-known singer who had taken his own life. As I read the statement from his grieving family, I prayed for his wife and children who are struggling to make sense of the death of their beloved husband and father. I was...
by Chris Atkins | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week was a roller coaster ride for our family. One day we were riding high on the realization that we had a purchase agreement on our Minnesota house and could move forward with plans for a new home in Florida and our ministry there. Two days later we were in...
by Chris Atkins | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
(This week I’m including the original song “Water Into Wine” to accompany the blog. Enjoy!) A few short weeks ago the trees in our front yard looked like lifeless sticks whose branches stiffly moved in the wind, as the frigid air punctuated the feeling of gloom that...
by Chris Atkins | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Take a listen to this week’s song “PeaceDriver”! Sunday morning we were in a hurry to get to church and were looking forward to worshiping God with fellow Christ-followers at the place that has been our temporary home the past three months. Lately, there has been a...
