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
Rearview Mirror 8-24-2017
It is a short week for me at the office. The big event is the Youth Camping and Family Camp retreat through this coming weekend. Pray for the students that left on Wed, The families will be joining us on Friday evening for the weekend. I am excited to have Pastor Berney’s brother, Barry, as… Continue Reading
A Heart for My World
I was talking with my neighbor recently, and I brought up a current event, that seems to be the focus of all news sources. His reply was, “Honestly, I have stopped watching the news!” I am sure there are many of us that would identify with that statement. I could find it easy to do… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 8-17-2017
The good news this week relates to our property. We now have a scheduled date to go before the Hearing Examiner for our Conditional Use Permit. I will be sharing more on Sunday, but it is exciting for this phase to come to completion. We are not there yet, so I encourage you to continue… Continue Reading
Do I Really Care About Others?
We are living in a mixed up world. I like to call it Binary Living, based on my training in computers. All computer programs boil down to Binary, 1’s and 0’s, another way to look at this is “Off” or “On.” It is from this base that all complex computer programs are written. Unfortunately, Binary… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 8-11-2017
I hope that you have been able to stay cool. It has been amazing to me how much smoke has impacted Washington State from the fires in Canada. I want to say thanks to everyone that helped with church ministries this past weekend. Thanks to Pastor Berney for bringing the Word from Romans this past… Continue Reading
No Condemnation
I think that I am like most people. I do not enjoy pain. And yet there is a sense where most pain serves a purpose. You know the things like going to the dentist, recovering from surgery and even pulling a splinter. And let me not forget that other types of pain also produce character… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 8-3-2017
• It has been good to get away this past week. Thanks for the privilege to take some vacation. I want to say thanks to Pastor Zac and everyone that covered the bases to make this happen. • Thanks for the ideas on providing Sign Language in the services. I am posting this again to… Continue Reading
The Need for Parental Instruction
I recently came across a phrase on an electronics technical blog that was new to me. Do you any idea what the phrase “Tabula Rasa”means? My first thought, based on my limited knowledge of Eastern Religions was it may be something Hindu. I was surprised to learn that the phrase is Latin. The word Tabula… Continue Reading
Rearview Mirror 7-28-2017
• It is hard to believe that we completed our 13th year of CLEAT Soccer Camp. It is hard to imagine that the first one was the summer of 2004. It is amazing to see how the camp has developed over the years. It was another great camp. We had more players again this summer… Continue Reading