Dear Church Family, The old hymn "Take it to the Lord in Prayer" has a line that goes like this: Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge— Take it to the Lord in prayer; It reminds me that we often [...]
Dear Church Family, C.S. Lewis said “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he [...]
Dear Church Family, On Sunday we'll have a a great day of celebration. My ordination is a confirmation of the call God placed on my life when I was 21. When I sensed God calling me during my senior year in college I laughed. I had spent a great deal of time with Inter-Varsity Christian [...]
Dear Church Family, This letter will be what you will also see in May's Newsletter. I thought it was worth repeating: Ordained/Installed/Certified/Transitional In every institution there are words that are unique to that group of people, and understanding them often requires a lexicon or an advanced degree. But we dare not oversimplify certain terms because [...]
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 [...]