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5 Principles for getting to know God
"How do I get to know God better?" I can't tell you how many times people ask me this question. Do you pray more to get to know God? Do you read the Bible more? Is there a magic formula to use to get close to God? Well, there's no magic formula, but there are some powerful answers to this question. Can...
When I can only write 2 words
A man once told me, “To write a book is to write one’s self.” He was right. When I write I feel most vulnerable because it is as if I am being captured on paper. Writing brings me to the extremes I rarely visit. It causes me to search for pleasure in places unexpected. It forces me to think on...
Where is your hope?
H-O-P-E. As a child, I always thought “Hope” was just the girl who lived across the street. As I’ve grown up, I’ve come to learn that “Hope” is an essential tool on the road of life. The dictionary defines “hope” as, “A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.” Getting through the rough and often-unexpected trials of life...
Why I Took a Vacation from Meetings
Have you ever eaten something and as you savor the deliciousness you ask yourself, "Why am I just now tasting this!? Where has this been my whole life?" That is how I feel about this week. My schedule is very full—it has to be because of the demands of my day job. But too often, the demands of my day...
A Good Friday Reflection on the Cross of Jesus Christ
This is a guest post by Brian Davis, Visit Brian's band site here. When I survey the wondrous cross On which the prince of glory died My richest gain I count but loss And pour contempt on all my pride. That was the song I was taught as a child The hymn on Sunday morning sung by the faithful...young and old We would sing, we would learn, we...
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New Book Release!
My new book is out! I am so excited. Raising Screen Time Kids: Biblical Principles for Parenting in a Device-Saturated World is now available in print and ebook on Amazon. This book came out of a passion for helping my family know how to have moderation related to devices. I also wanted to serve the parents in our church with biblical and...
3 Keys to Helping Someone Through Loss
This may sound a bit off, but consider this a pastoral confession: I enjoy being involved with people at their greatest point of loss. There is nothing more tragic than the loss of someone you love. Death is hard, no matter when it comes. As a pastor, I am often involved in helping people through the loss of their loved one,...
What is Christmas All About? [Online video service]
We recorded this video to be watched on December 25th, or anytime Christmas week. We hope you will enjoy joining us for this special service! Message Notes: Christmas Morning Joy I bet that if each of us shared a memorable Christmas morning of our childhood, most of us would mention a toy we received. We’d ooze with the joy that came...
Mr. Welch’s Weeping
“A soul under special manifestation of love weeps that it can love Christ no more. Mr Welch, a Suffolk minister, weeping at a table, and when being asked the reason of it, answered, it was because he could love Christ no more. The true lovers of Christ can never rise high enough in their love to Christ; they count a...
Remembering Reverend Billy Graham
Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God. ~Billy Graham I can remember sitting in the far back bleachers of the St. Louis arena watching Billy...
