May the grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers. I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy. – Philippians 1:2-4 It’s Sunday morning! Always one of my…
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Brothers and sisters, we have confidence that we can enter the holy of holies by means of Jesus’ blood, through a new and living way that he opened up for us through the curtain, which is his body, and we have a great high priest over God’s house. Therefore, let’s draw near with a genuine heart…
Read more applying some thought, imagination, and creative intention to spiritual growth
When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word,What a glory He sheds on our way; While we do His good will, He abides with us still,And with all who will trust and obey. John Henry Sammis (1887) “Everybody who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise builder…
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Jesus often came within an inch of his life...
Welcome to October. I always have this great sense of anticipation on the first of a new month. It’s not a new year, but it absolutely is a blank slate of possibilities regardless. Months are not arbitrary divisions in our calendar year, they are related to the natural rhythms of life. The Moon; the stars;…
Read more In this most extraordinary time – a call to live in light, in peace, and in love
As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” Acts 8:26-40 This world may seem to be coming unglued, with so much out of balance at the moment. It is unsettling to have restrictions placed…
Read more “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way?” Youth plus Jesus = hope
Sunday afternoon at Holy Hay Day? I don't actually know who won the cook-off. But I'm guessing it was probably Jesus.
are you thirsty for some fresh air?
Too often, Christianity is less a personal decision and more of a pattern of routine life.
my message was built around the idea that Jesus is God's invitation
