by Sharon Mager | Jul 19, 2024 | Featured, Stollen Moments
By Tom Stolle Today, I allow my thoughts to carry me back to my youth. As I reflect on these memories, I realize that life was much less complicated for me than it is now, but there were challenges. At that time, some of the challenges felt daunting. There were exams...
by Sharon Mager | May 29, 2024 | disability ministry, Featured
By Sharon Mager Through the past two decades, BCM/D Executive Director Tom Stolle has candidly poured his heart out about the journey he and his wife, Shelley, have been on with their 21-year-old son Jimmy, who is affected by severe autism. God has used Tom’s...
by Sharon Mager | May 16, 2024 | Stollen Moments
By Tom Stolle Four years ago this month, my dad left this world and entered into eternity. His body was ravaged by cancer. As I thought about his passing on the 4th anniversary of his death, many thoughts rushed back. The anger and frustration of not being able to...
by Sharon Mager | Apr 18, 2024 | Featured, Men
By Tom StolleI attended the BCM/D Men’s Conference last Saturday, and WOW! It was an amazing gathering. Approximately 550 men gathered at Riva Trace Baptist Church, Edgewater, to praise God, fellowship, and become more equipped. As the event began, the desire to...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 15, 2024 | Stollen Moments
I’ve been spending time considering how devoted I am to God. God gave it all for me by sending His son to die so I could live with Him for eternity. God, our Father, held nothing back. What does “devotion” really mean? We may use terms such as...