Click Here to listen to the Easter Sunday message… It’s Easter Sunday & it may seem strange to be in the Psalms on Easter Sunday…Listen in & realize we are in exactly the place we need to be for this Easter! Psalm 129 reminds us that hard times/suffering does NOT deny the presence of God … More Easter2019-On The Anvil…Psalm 129
For each of the last 8 years during Holy Week, I read and reflect on something I wrote on Good Friday the Easter after God turned our eyes toward this new chapter of life… Good Friday – 2011 Thank You for today, Father. Thank You for what you did for us today. Thank You for … More Holy Week 2019
CLICK HERE to listen to this week’s message What do you think about God? What is your attitude toward Him? Psalm 128 challenges our ATTITUDE toward God and our BEHAVIOR that results in response… For the 9th Psalm of our “Songs of Ascent” it is important that we unlearn and rethink our definition and perspective … More Blessed. – Psalm 128
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-n7uwr-ac93b9 This week took a different turn… After last week’s Psalm 126 – “Restorer of Joy” message, it became apparent that we all needed a reminder of what God really thinks of us. We are his beloved. He cherishes us. He cannot stand anything that tells us otherwise. So…we went back to the 3rd chapter … More Who Told You…? – Genesis 3
In Adult Sunday School yesterday, there was a question of clarification about part of Sunday’s message… “What we HAVE KNOWN… we WILL KNOW of Him.” That is actually part of a quote from Eugene Peterson’s – A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (pg.99).
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2njag-abea57 Who is God? Does He care? Psalm 126 is a testament to God’s lovingkindness and assures God’s people of His abiding faithfulness… The 7th Psalm of our “Songs of Ascent”, Psalm 126, is a call for hope and patience. It leads us to great truths which support us in life and comfort us in … More Restorer of Joy – Psalm 126
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nekey-a77e9f What is our response to distress? What is our reaction when we are in the midst of trials/hardship? Psalm 123 is both an encouragement and a challenge to us when we are in midst of the great challenges that we face in this life. The psalmist shows us how to live life “in between”…how … More Service.Mercy.
Every Sunday I preach I feel like I bare my soul in the message. After yesterday’s message, however, I felt more vulnerable, more insecure…one might say, naked. Most often I am preaching through a book of the Bible or at least interpreting some Biblical passage. When doing that I must feel that most of the … More Like Arrows…
(I’ve never posted one of these from my phone before, so please forgive the formatting issues! I’ll fix ’em when I’m back home from Texas) For each of the last few years during Holy Week, I read something I wrote on Good Friday the Easter after God turned my eyes toward this new path the … More Happy Easter!
There is no harder work than to surrender “for the sake of others” (2 Timothy 2:10). This is the work and the life to which Jesus calls us. This is the life and example that Jesus lived…the “but not so with you” way of life (Luke 22:24-27). He calls us to put others first…every time. … More Unity through Humility…
