Why Build Ordinary Faith?

Why Build Ordinary Faith?

Why Build Ordinary Faith? We had a mission when we began this journey that you have all come to know as Ordinary Faith. We knew we were called to make disciples and connect them in a community. We began with the simple framework, “Trust Jesus, Honor God, and...
Remember…Don’t Forget

Remember…Don’t Forget

He was 18 years old. He was not there by choice. Poverty and the choices of others had placed him there. Those who had made the decisions didn’t even know him. They likely did not understand that an 18-year-old young man from Kentucky would pay the price for their...
An Extra Splash of Gratitude

An Extra Splash of Gratitude

May 12th was Emery’s birthday. He is 13, a newly-minted teenager. This is a special day for us, in part because we weren’t always sure that he would survive and be able to celebrate it. Emery has Down Syndrome, and one of the typical characteristics of DS is a short...
An Extra Splash of Gratitude

Lowest Common Denominator

In elementary school math adding and subtracting simple fractions is typically introduced in fourth grade. By fifth grade students begin learning how to add and subtract fractions with different denominators. This is done by using equivalent fractions and by finding...
An Extra Splash of Gratitude

The Idiots and Me

A couple months back the doorbell rang. Unexpectedly.  Which, in turn set the weiners to barking. These days that’s pretty expected. I answered the front door to find an overdressed young man with a huge smile that was holding a clipboard. He asked, “Are you the Man...