I enjoy playing board games. I have learned that the more you play a board game the more you learn about the different approaches to winning. You even gain the ability to take a “poor hand” and make it into something. It is the multitude of games with different challenges and learning from the… Continue Reading
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Rearview Mirror 5-14-20
I want to give a shout out to the Women’s ministry team for the gifts to honor mothers this past Sunday. Thank you for taking the time to remind our moms that we appreciate them! Soccer Camp. We have been working on this year’s camp. We are planning to have it in some… Continue Reading
I Am a Nobody?
Let me encourage you to stop and consider all that you do for others. Now, I want to go beyond the acts of serving others. I want you to consider all that you do to impress others. It is worthwhile to ponder why you do what you do? I believe that a part of… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 5-7-2020
Happy Mother’s Day Sunday! Moms we are so thankful for all that you do and especially for those that show us our Savior through their actions. We love you. Happy special day. Just a reminder we have a special Mother’s Day gift for each mom. Thanks to our Women’s Ministry Team for keep… Continue Reading
Am I Playing with Fire?
I don’t know if it is just me, but there is something mystifying about fire. All you need to do is watch the kids, young and old, around a camp fire. It is something that we are tempted to play with, but it is too easy to get burned. This metaphor of playing with… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 4-30-2020
It is hard to imagine that isolation could be so challenging. Let me encourage you to focus on a well-known verse. Let me point out that the word “temptation” can also be translated at “testing.” “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 4-23-2020
I am thankful for the security of my relationship with God through the completed work of Jesus and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit. It is a great place to be with everything so out of whack. I hope that you are able to live in God’s presence during these uncertain times. One… Continue Reading
My Spiritual Maturity is a Work of God!
One of the positives that I have noticed through the Wuhan Virus has been the response in our country. Yes, we may not have gotten it right out of the gate, but we have risen to the challenge. It has been heart warming to see all the different individuals begin to take responsibility for… Continue Reading
Have I Missed the Point of Christianity?
We have all experienced those times when talking with someone, and what they are saying goes right over our heads. It could be a joke that we do not get. It could be a discussion that we are not familiar with. It could be a subject that we know nothing about. Or it could… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 4-16-2020
It is interesting being a displaced congregation for a season. I have been reminded that the church is His people and not a building. The building is a tool for us to be His people and to do ministry. It is exciting to see the Lord working even as we struggle with the implications… Continue Reading