Summer 2019 The vision our church family is ultimately to live for the glory of God! We were made to worship God and to reflect His awesome character and nature. This includes being obedient to God’s mission on earth. This missionis for the whole world to hear...
no commentOriginally published in the April 2018 Sabbath Recorder When you start to see God as He really is, the April eyes of your heart are opened to the truth of Colossians 1:17 that He holds everything together. He holds everything together from the stars in the...
no commentYou've come a long way baby! Two years ago we began the process of envisioning what the future of our church will look like. If you remember we developed the vision map with the purpose of trying to determine God’s preferred future for us. In time the...
no comment“And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” - Colossians 1:17 From a cosmic perspective the daily reality of our world is illogical. The default mindset for human beings is to deny or disregard God’s contribution to the universe, namely that He is its...
no commentOriginally published in the September 2017 Sabbath Recorder This spring at Pastors Conference I was asked to share my devotional method with the other pastors. The reason I developed this particular method was not for use by church members or other pastors. I did it for...
no commentHere are a few ideas for families to honor Dads this Father's Day: Mothers: Check out this blog article about Date Nights with your hubby, to inspire you to treat your husband to a special night for Father's Day or any day: http://lifeyourway.net/honoring-the-man-they-call-daddy-at-home-date-nights/ Kids: Here...
no commentAs we traveled to Missouri this past weekend to see my nephew get married we saw a lot of farmland. Some of the soil was ready for planting, but much of it wasn’t. I wondered why. You can’t get a harvest unless you first prepare...
no commentJames 1:17-25 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of...
no commentWhen you ask people what is the mission of the church, you get lots of different answers from church people. Mission impossible it seems in church-land is to be united around a common mission. Over the past couple of years our church has renewed our...
no commentI came across a blog entry this week that gives a four step process to finding your purpose in life. The author says that is takes about 20 minutes to accomplish. Its method was basically to clear away the clutter of thoughts in your brain...
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