by joe | Jul 15, 2021 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I have noticed a trend that could be alarming. The level of our concern would be based on the individual’s motive. What I have seen is a number of professing followers of Jesus fleeing certain geographic regions because of negative cultural...
by joe | Jul 8, 2021 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Most followers of Jesus want to be “spiritually mature.” The question is, “How does God intend to help me become more spiritual?” What is the process that the Lord uses to help me to become more like Jesus? I remember our kids huddling...
by joe | Jul 2, 2021 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I am sure that many of you have seen videos of someone being harassed with the people passing by ignoring and avoiding the situation. I am thinking of a video that was staged with a young girl screaming, “You are not my dad!” at a man trying to force her towards...
by joe | Jun 17, 2021 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I recently had a conversation with someone that shared their spouses perspective of someone that they have known for a long time. The spouse mentioned that this person has been consistent for as long as they have known them. The testimony was that they were who...
by joe | Jun 10, 2021 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I think most of us can appreciate high wire acrobatics. There is something exciting when a trapeze artist lets go to do a flip and grab their flying partners hand. It really gets exciting when they do this with no safety net. I personally have a hard time...
by joe | Jun 4, 2021 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I think that it is safe to assume that most of us are familiar with the saying, “A hill worth dying on!” I am sure that the original figure of speech came from an application in physical battle. Today we use it in a more figurative sense to speak of the issues we...