Dec 14, 2018 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word After last week’s deep column, I thought I would lighten things up this week and simply offer some reminders of varying sorts. First, the practical reminders… 1. If you are planning to give a “gift” from our “Giving Tree”, we could really use...
Dec 7, 2018 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word Undoubtedly the Christian event our culture has embraced most fully is Christmas. The plethora of Christmas lights, Christmas trees and other decorations are glaring testimony to this. Our culture easily adopts Christmas with its themes of peace,...
Nov 30, 2018 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word Christmas is often called the “season of giving”. No doubt it should be in the church as we ramp up (read “Advent”) to celebrate the greatest gift God ever gave us…a Savior who is Christ the Lord. But given that, we don’t want to create giving...
Nov 21, 2018 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word I am really tempted to unleash one of my “Top 10 Things I’m Thankful For” lists on you again this year. But since I like you, I’ve decided to spare you! But I do want the idea of thankfulness to highlight that God’s commands are always good for...
Nov 16, 2018 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word I don’t want us to miss the good news. Scripture is so rich due to its Divine origin that there are multiple ways to look at the same passage and keep extracting real value for our lives. This past Sunday we unpacked Mark 2 and the beginning of...
Nov 9, 2018 | Weekly Thoughts
Pastor’s Word I’m so encouraged to “feel” the increased level of spiritual dialogue taking place among us. People are processing what their prayer life looks like and what it should be like. Others are more actively thinking about God’s Will for their lives. The...
