Thought of the Week

It’s “March Madness” at my house with three sports-crazy fans.  This month, everything is about basketball.  This year, Robert and a few of his sport fanatic friends are having a competition to see who can predict the most winners.  There

Recently I found an article written by an organization of churches and community service agencies in Colorado.  It was titled, 5 Core Ministries Your Church Needs, listing these areas: Praise and Worship Local outreach Preaching and Teaching Guest Services Children’s

Have you ever been to a department store and not knowing where an item might be located you are looking for, ask a salesperson, where can I find it? Did the salesperson just tell you where it was and left

Today in America, we are faced with division, rancor, and disrespect. When you turn on the TV, we see and hear this daily. We see a total disregard for other’s lives, whether they be the unborn or the born and

A classmate of mine from Divinity School, Katrina, told a story that illustrates how, if we are attentive, God answers our prayers in many different ways and especially how that answer might not be what we expect but is always

Every day we use salt and light. Without these two things, we certainly would have a hard time surviving this world. Salt adds flavor to some of the foods we enjoy. Light is necessary to be able to see in

The doctor asked his patient, you seem well. All your vital signs check out good. There is no evidence from all the tests we performed on you that indicate any problems. But you say that you are feeling not yourself

We have certain vanities we possess today like having a large bank account or having a certain position at our job. So what vanity are you tempted to trust instead of Jesus? What do you think will make your life

A hesitation to believe; to be uncertain about; to consider questionable or unlikely; a distrust or suspicion.  All of these are definitions of doubt. We all have experienced these feelings about someone or something that has occurred. But in order

It is now January 2023, and the beginning of a new year.  This month is named for Janus, the Roman god of passage and new beginnings.  Most sculptures and pictures of Janus show a man with 2 faces, often an