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What Can We Do?
Great question! And while I do not consider myself the expert or have an exhaustive list, I do have a few thoughts. So here we go: Change the question from “What can we do?” to “What can I do?". Make it personal. I know that can seem overwhelming when looking at...
The Benefit of Tension
Tension: we've all felt it and we've all experienced it in a variety of different ways. We’ve encountered the tension of living a fulfilled life, yet giving our lives for the benefit of others. Of late, many of us have dealt with the tension that exists between living...
Practice What You Preach
It is not always easy to “practice what you preach” but it sure is worth it. God is faithful even when circumstances don’t pan out the way we expect.
Don’t Miss an Opportunity to Party Luke 15:11-32
Most of us know the story of the Prodigal Son. The prodigal son is rebellious, takes advantage of his inheritance, squanders everything, realizes his enormous/ selfish mistake, makes the long journey back to his father’s house, expects to be treated like a slave, but...
The Benefits of Missions
He was a short, round, completely bald on top, aging professor who wore thick glasses that continually slid down to the tip of his nose. He spoke in a monotone manner and there was nothing particularly captivating about his story of being a missionary in India, but I...
Expressing Our Freedom How Worship Keeps the Knowledge of Freedom Fresh in Our Lives
Do you know how free you are? Really? For example, as a citizen of the United States, freedom surrounds us. Speech, religion, assembly, press, etc. Much was sacrificed throughout history to provide and protect those freedoms. What about as a son or daughter of...
Was it Enough?
Every year we celebrate our high school graduating seniors on our Graduation Sunday service. Graduation Sunday this year was also ‘Youth Take Over,’ which means that our youth group was in charge of the whole service. Youth was responsible for it all: service...
Easy or Right? Which Do I Choose?
We all get confused from time to time-- I know I sure do! Nothing to be ashamed of, but we want to be aware of it. A specific area where confusion arises is the difference between right and easy. Just because something is right, does not mean that it will be easy....
The Deception of ‘What If’
Being the outreach and evangelism coordinator of our church, people often ask me what evangelism means. In all honesty, the word can be interpreted in different ways, but in my own words, evangelism simply means sharing the gospel and your Jesus story in love...
3 Keys to Freedom Recognize, Refuse, Revolt
Recognize that the death of Jesus was enough to bring freedom.
Let’s Be Superheroes
Do you remember what it was like to be a kid and idolize superheroes? You dreamed of what you would do if you had their powers, what your super suit would look like, and who your squad would be. Having the life of a superhero sounded exciting: stopping villains,...
Happy Father’s Day!
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!! Along with wishes for you to have a great day, I bring good news: dads are finally getting the acknowledgement they deserve. For way too long dads have continually been portrayed as weak, stupid, lazy, out of touch, and generally acting as...
