Dear Church Family, When my boys began to be daring they used to ask me to make them swords, a skate board ramp and a tree house. I complied because I also enjoy taking risks and pushing the limits. But I drew the line when they wanted to ski off the roof into a pile of [...]
Dear Church Family, What is your natural response to an emergency? Some are energized and are ready to fight. Others, say, "The heck with that, I'm outa here". And then there are those of us who can't do anything and become immobilized. In the passage for this week Isaiah 2, the prophet addresses his people in [...]
Dear Church Family, How do you balance grace and truth? Whether it's with your children, your spouse, your best friend or the driver who can't seem to stay in between the lines? Most of us err on one side or the other. Our passage this week is Isaiah 1, the beginning of a series in [...]
Dear Church Family, I watched on Youtube Robin William"s rendition of "The History of the Bible". Yes, it was a bit profane but he asked a good question: "What do the Easter bunny and chocolate eggs have to do with anything?" Christians have done their best to explain how the secular counterpart to the great holiday(holy [...]
Dear Church Family, So much is happening this coming week. Holy Week is the highlight of the church calendar because we celebrate the culmination of Jesus' ministry and the accomplishment of our salvation through His death and resurrection. We conclude today with our last Lenten lunch at the Assembly of God church today at noon. [...]
Dear Church Family, What if.....instead of sitting silently in the pews while I preached, I asked some questions with the expectation that you would give me answers? What if....I asked a question and then told you to turn to your neighbors to have a short discussion? What if....I invited you to interject your questions and comments [...]
Dear Church Family, Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Season of Lent and is 40 days before Easter. So, why are these dates different every year? The simple standard definition of Easter is that it is the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox and then we back up [...]
Dear Church Family, What if I were to tell you that we were created for pleasure? C.S. Lewis said, "It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak." In other words, pleasure itself is not the enemy, but that we seek it in the wrong things. Often times, the reputation [...]
Dear Church Family, Well, I thought I could get it done in two weeks but the meaning behind our worship service is deep and profound and I do not want to take any shortcuts. This week we will examine from the "Invocation" to the "Prayers of the People". Our Scriptures are : Psalm 27:1-5 and Matthew [...]