One Solitary Life

Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher. He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held […]

Family Lesson: More than Conquerors

Jr. Church Discovery Bible Study for Romans 8:37 Theme: In Christ we are More than Conquerors Thanks Everyone share something they are thankful for. Prayer Have everyone share a prayer request. Take some time and pray for these things. Bible Read Romans 8:37 “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him (Jesus) […]

I am Good, You are Loved

I have told my Dad he should write down his stories from World War 2. I am afraid that they will be lost to history. But he is not much of a writer, so any stories will be past down by oral tradition. A couple weeks ago he told me a story. My dad was […]

You Are Not Alone

(Note: I shared this at the Christmas Eve Service on December 24, 2018. It includes some of the thoughts that I had written in a previous Blog Post “Steve” ) The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 I didn’t […]

Prayer not Excuses

I took French for a large portion of my academic life. After all those years, i can say a few words and phrases. Not enough to be able read the language or have a conversation with someone. Why is that? I think the main reason is because it was knowledge given with very little or […]

First Principles

FIRST PRINCIPLES In the sermon series on Habakkuk called Trusting God in Turbulent Times, I introduced some concepts called first principles. These principles based on God’s Word should serve as anchors to hold us secure in the struggles of life. I would encourage you to read them over daily or memorize them. First Principles God […]

The 400 Years Between the Old and New Testaments by Ray C. Stedman

THE 400 YEARS BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS by Ray C. Stedman At the close of the book of Malachi in the Old Testament, the nation of Israel is back again in the land of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity, but they are under the domination of the great world power of that day, […]