Continue to pray for our Conditional Use Permit that is currently in a period of continuance. It will be a huge blessing to be able to complete this milestone and move forward. Pray that our request is approved. I am not a big fan of encouraging general prayers, but our world sure needs it. My… Continue Reading
Am I a Strong Follower of Jesus?
I was thinking the other day that our culture has a tendency to elevate weakness over strength. Now, I am not putting down those that face the different life challenges. What I am commenting on is the lack of encouragement to be strong. This is especially sad when it comes to professing followers of Jesus.… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 9-21-2017
Last week we had our Conditional Use Permit presented to the Hearing Examiner. I want to say thanks to everyone that prayed for this and those that were able to come out in support. Overall everything went well except for one snafu. The City of Port Orchard was not notified about the project and had… Continue Reading
Unity Not Uniformity
One of the great challenges that all of us face is the belief that everyone should be like us (or do things the way we would do them)! Now, I think that followers of Christ could agree that there are several non-negotiable areas in the Christian life. Yet, often what happens is that we elevate… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 9-14-2016
The hearing to get our Conditional Use Permit was this morning. Overall it went very well except for one thing, a last minute letter with several questions and issues raised by the City of Port Orchard. Our project is not located in the city, but because we are in a growth development area the City… Continue Reading
Great Leaders are First Great Followers
I have appreciated the many voices promoting leadership over the past several decades. It has been a blessing to see the emphasis upon character and care elevated in leadership. I was recently reminded of a statement that had an impact on me several years ago, “You will never be a great leader until you can… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 9-7-2017
Let the fall begin! I hope that you had a great summer. I know that I enjoyed the time to get away to do things and spend time with those around me. Now, it is time for us to move into our new ministry year. I do ask you to pray for God to work… Continue Reading
Discovering Great Worship
If you are like me, you have used the term worship to describe an experience. Usually that experience is usually related to a spiritual encounter. It could be listening to a song, exposure to some great Biblical truth or even taking in a fantastic view of nature. There is another way that we worship that… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror August 31, 2017
Wow! What a great week at Lake Cushman for Six8 Camping Retreat and Family Camp over the weekend. We had a great time with everyone, on the water and sitting under God’s Word. Pastor Barry Gorsuch brought several challenges from Mark 5 on Living an Adventurous Faith each evening. We would then have wonderful discussion… Continue Reading
Has God Rejected Israel?
There is confusion today about the importance of the nation of Israel. This is true even for the follower of Jesus. Yet, the Bible reminds us that God still has a plan and a purpose for the nation of people that are descendants of Abraham. The Apostle Paul’s focus in Romans 11 is upon… Continue Reading