Friends, I've been building an app I'd love your help testing. It's called The Letters. Give it a name and it builds a short, scripture-rooted word of encouragement from the letters of that name, for your own walk, as a gift for someone you're discipling, or as a memorial for someone who has died. The verses are real scripture, and you can save it as a PDF, cards, or text. Upfront on cost: Most all my creative apps now use the most capable AI models, which are also the priciest to run, so the final version will be on a paid tier to cover that. But during development I want everyone to use it freely. What I need most right now is troubleshooting. Please try it on different devices and both paths (encouragement and memorial) and tell me what breaks or feels off. A single sentence is plenty if that's the time you have. When you drop a comment in this thread, it helps me most if you mention your device and browser, what you were doing, and a screenshot if you can grab one. Thank you for helping me find the rough edges. Link: The Letters · Scripture Written for One Heart

Most church health conversations focus on attendance numbers — are we growing or shrinking? This free Church Health tool asks a different question: given the people who are already showing up, does your congregation have the generational balance to sustain itself into the future? Church Health Scorecard — Age Distribution Tool A church can be growing and still be in serious age-related trouble. A smaller church with the right spread across generations may actually have a healthier outlook than a larger one missing an entire life stage. A few things that make it different. - Benchmarks are pulled from real research — Pew, the National Congregations Study, Lifeway, and the Church Answers Health Scorecard — not arbitrary targets - The age brackets match how churches actually think about ministry (nursery, student ministry, young adults, etc.) rather than generic demographic ranges - It adjusts context based on region, because a congregation skewing older means something very different in Sub-Saharan Africa than it does in North America - It's honest about what it can't tell you — it clearly separates generational health from overall growth so you don't mistake a good score for a clean bill of health - If your church is small, it flags that percentage-based scores become less reliable at low attendance numbers and explains why - It spits out a letter grade, a color-coded bracket breakdown, a written health report with specific next steps, and a shareable PDF — all designed for a leadership team conversation, not just personal curiosity Still a work in progress but wanted to share it now. Church Health Scorecard — Age Distribution Tool Run it and tell me what surprised you. I have a hunch most people already know the answer before they see it — but the specific brackets make it harder to ignore.