Word for the year………. May you LIVE all the days of your life! For many years, I have prayed about and come up with a “word for the year”. Yes, I do also write goals […]
Author: Thora Anderson
Pastor, wife, daughter, sister, friend, Recovering worrier, Thinker, Mother of two teenagers. I've been in ministry for over 30 years and count that as huge success.
Hurry!
Hurry! Anybody feel stressed lately? Hurried? Scurried? Anybody need more joy in the midst of your spinning world? We pack so much into our schedules and are obsessed with going faster and multi-tasking even more. […]
Being Present
Being “Present” “When we honestly ask which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather […]
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!
It sure is in the stores anyway. Christmas merchandise is appearing around Halloween now. How can we make the Christmas Season more of what it should be! With our culture comes the time of Christmas craziness. Why […]
You Never Know What Will Happen When You Pray!
You know how sometimes you pray and you don’t really expect anything to happen? I’ve been there more times than I would like to admit. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow though. I […]
Just Breathe!
Just Breathe! I distinctly remember one of the first times I really experienced worship in a profound way in a Vineyard small group. I felt the presence of the Lord in such a strong way […]
Thank You Vineyard North Phoenix!
25 and Counting…on Mickey If you are reading this right now, I am somewhere in the middle of the ocean. (My kids can tell you which one. I took geography a long time ago) If […]
25 years!!
We have now been a church for 25 years. It is amazing to see what God does with obedient people. When I think about all of the changes over the years, it truly is miraculous […]
Have you read a good book lately?
Have you read a good book lately? I’ve read a lot of them in the past three decades. On August 23rd, I will have been married 30 years. Like I have heard my Mother say […]
Good or Great?
Good or Great? What makes the difference? Jim Collins, Author of Built to Last, a great book on leadership, addressed pastors at an event a few years ago. In his address, he identified the five […]