We all want peace. We want peace in our families, churches, communities, government, and world. Conflict is the lack of peace and war is the ultimate level of conflict. As followers of Jesus, we understand the source of all conflict. Satan is evil to the core. He has no greater joy than to rob whoever… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 21, 2023
We make many decisions every day. Some we make instinctively, some require time to think through, while others require the input of others. The decision to come out of retirement and pastor an emerging church in a rural community was one of those decisions that required the input of others, God, my wife, and the… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 20, 2023
A couple of blog posts ago I referred to one trip on the ice with my parents. I said I would finish that story later. Well, this is later. I was very small at the time, just old enough to be getting around on my own. I was playing in the snow and having fun… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 19, 2023
If your mind is like mine, it is very active. There is always something going on up there and in there. What I allow my mind to focus on has a huge impact on what the rest of my day will look like. When difficult times come my way, it is so easy to focus… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 18, 2023
We live in a world where our senses are continually stimulated. When we go shopping at the grocery store our sense of smell is heightened. The coffee isle is hard to walk through without smelling all the varieties of coffee. My sister could not walk down the bread isle without picking up different loaves of… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 17, 2023
When I was young, I used to do a lot of ice fishing. I don’t remember how cold it was. I do remember all the fun I had. My parents even took me ice fishing when I was just able to walk. That reminds me of an event that took place on one of those… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 16, 2023
When we lived in Kenya our children loved hunting for and playing with chameleons. They were hard to find because one of their survival techniques was their ability to change color and blend into their surroundings. They came in many different varieties but there was one that had three “horns” on its head. It was… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 14, 2023
Growing up we never locked our doors. It would not make any difference if we did. The same skeleton key would open almost every door in the village I was from. Security took on an entirely different meaning when I lived overseas. In Iran I lived behind walls that had broken glass on top of… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 13, 2023
While living in a Middle Eastern country one of the hardest cultural differences I had to overcome was “saving face.” I was brought up that if you lied and were “caught” lying you own up to it. Well, in this country if you caught someone lying to you, they just kept on lying to you,… Read More »
From The Pastor’s Desk October 12, 2023
Israel will be the focus of the world as we get closer to the Lord’s return. That we are sure of. What we are not sure of is the exact date of His return. We are closer today than we were yesterday. I have attended conferences where someone claims to have figured it out, only… Read More »
