by joe | Apr 21, 2022 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I came across a meme on one of my media feeds that corresponded with my Bible reading. It read, “A huge problem for Christians is the secular mindset that singing songs at church is more holy than the work that we do during the week.” You can imagine that the...
by joe | Apr 13, 2022 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I was talking with someone today and the topic came up of how the media sources in our lives negatively shape our perspective and attitude about life. If we are not careful the focus of our lives can become limited to me. The challenge with focusing on me, is...
by joe | Apr 7, 2022 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
How would you answer the question, “Who is your king?” It is an interesting question, because thoughts of Kings and Kingdoms are no longer part of our vocabulary. The reality is that our answer to the question does reflect who the authority is in our lives. So,...
by joe | Mar 31, 2022 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I am never surprised at how deceptive those that want to take advantage of others can be. In fact, just as I was getting ready to write this article, I received an email claiming an issue with my account. It was spam with no description of an account, just an...
by joe | Mar 24, 2022 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Living in a success driven culture, I need to ask myself if I am a “successful” follower of Jesus. Now you may never have thought about this, but I would bet that it is a part of your life. It is most easily seen in how we act and talk when we are around other...
by joe | Mar 18, 2022 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
It is interesting to work with those that do not want to do something. We have a cultural saying of this difficulty in helping someone that does not want help. “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink!” I think that we have...