“…his sheep follow Him because they know His voice” (John 10) A question I often ask others and ask myself—“What voice are you listening to?” There are so many voices competing for our attention nearly every day. Which voice sounds
I will never forget the phone call. A man I had long loved and respected was calling me long distance on Easter morning from an alcoholic rehabilitation facility where he was a resident. His words, “Bill, I’ve discovered there’s a
This week, on Wednesday at 6:30 I will begin a new study series that I want to encourage you to attend. It is based on the book “Unshakable Hope” by Max Lucado. On the back of the book it reads:
This coming Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. It is often called the birthday of the church and is worthy of our highest celebration. We read the account in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit descended upon the early church and emboldened
“Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for others.” (John 15:13) With Memorial Day now come and gone, how do we continue to remember such love and be agents of such love ourselves? We
William Randolph Hearst was the original media magnate. He was a newspaper publisher, a politician, and…a major art collector during the 1920’s and 30’s. On one occasion, he heard about a particular art treasure and became obsessed with possessing it.
This Sunday is more than just a normal Sunday for many of us. It is Mother’s Day and while a good number of our church, like myself, no longer have a living mother to send a card to or make
“He is risen and going before you into Galilee.”(Matthew 28:7) These are post-Easter words, which mean they are words for all of us who live on this side of Easter. There are two parts that we need to apply to
The week after.. Easter was such a glorious day in every way, from an early sunrise service to the sound of a trumpet and “Christ is risen” proclaimed in worship. What a day! But now, maybe it seems all is
Christ is Risen. He is Risen Indeed! There are no fuller words, no needed words, no truer words in all the words our world is shouting these days than these. We will gather Easter morning and proclaim the truth at