Relationships. All of us have had relationships with other people. Husbands and wives; children and parents; boyfriends and girlfriends; friends. Relationships are an important part of a person’s life. Without relationships, we don’t have support, and love and care. These
Salvation. The process of asking Jesus to come and live in our hearts (my definition). Salvation: preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss. (Dictionary definition) As I read and re-read our passage of scripture for this past Sunday, each
Another journey is beginning. Last November, I talked about us taking a journey to Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Christ. We took part in advent Sundays as we lit candles and talked about hope, peace, joy and love. Each
Over the past two weeks I have talked about two things that I believe are important for the church to do if we are going to be the church God has called us to be. One is to be a
In last week’s article, I began talking about some of the things the church should be doing. These are things we are presently doing, but also things we might be able to do better. Last week I talked about how
As you know, during this month I am focusing my Sunday and Wednesday messages on the church. Specifically, the seven churches written about in the book of Revelation. Jesus wanted the churches to be encouraged, yet be challenged. It is
One question some have asked me as I have pastored churches is “are you a New Testament or Old Testament preacher?” Well, the answer to that question depends. I have never thought much about it because I just preach from
This past week, there were several days when I sat at my hospice desk thinking about the future. I don’t normally do this, but this week I did. I thought about the fact that I am in my fifth year
Our family took the down time this week-end to put together a 550 piece puzzle. We started on Thursday evening and finished up Sunday afternoon. We didn’t do it all at one time. Instead, when someone felt the desire to
I hope everyone was able to stay safe and warm during our snow/ice event this past weekend. I love the way the ice looks on the trees, but don’t like the risk of driving on it. I’m glad we were