Go ahead! You can say it!

Go ahead. Say it. You know you want to. Ha! Again I say Ha! I told you so! It was finished at The Cross but it was just beginning at The Tomb. The Sadducees, Caesar, the hate-filled crowds, the Roman guards had stated “Yes! Jesus’s life is over! We told...

So what’s the hold up? Let’s Rock n Roll!

If you haven’t heard our great news we signed a purchasing agreement yesterday with Faith Chapel to purchase an already existing house in O’Fallon to be the first Sparrow’s Nest! God’s timing and faithfulness have been so poignant through this...

If you’re just tuning in

Favorite all time reoccuring question: You still working on that Robin, birdhouse…*sputters Sparrow Thing? You betcha! Here’s just a few reminders for you of what our goals and objectives are: 1. Our Mission: The mission of THE SPARROW’S NEST is to provide...

How would you answer this question?

 I am sixteen and pregnant, I am working with an adoption counselor but also looking to possibly keep my daughter. Since the sparrow’s nest is not open yet, when would you start accepting or looking at girls to stay there? This is an actual email I received...

Hold your applause, please

They always say looking back at the past is a bad idea because there is nothing we can do to change the past. But every so often we need to pull back from the grind of daily work and look at the full panorama of where we’ve been to make sure we’re on track...

Remember Opposite Day?

Do you remember when you were a kid and you played Opposite Day? Yes meant no. Please meant thank you. Black was White. It was great fun to get people to agree to things based on it being Opposite Day.   What if we had Opposite Day for The Sparrow’s Nest?  ...

2013: The Year of The Sparrow

The Board of Directors met this morning and we all had our game faces on. The leadership of The Sparrow’s Nest is ready to put the pedal to the metal, the nose to the grindstone, pulling for the whole nine yards. 2013 is going to a huge year for Sparrow....

HOPful or HOPEfilled?

I remember when my dear friend Kelley Grant was preparing to leave a career in banking to become a missionary in Santiago, Chile. I asked him what he would be able to share with the people in that country that would make a difference in their lives. I’ll never...