Pastor's Blog
Do you know the proverbial checklist banks use to decide whether or not they should make a loan to someone? Everything hinges on repayment, of course. So here are the questions they ask to qualify a person for a loan: 1. Can he pay? 2. Does he pay? 3. Can he be made to pay? As we have been working our…
In Christ we have redemption through His blood,the forgiveness of our trespasses.~Ephesians 1:7 The thought staggers the mind. We cannot take it in. Words fail us, but we still try: ‘Tis mystery all! Th’ immortal dies! (Charles Wesley) The boggled mind leads to a bended knee. (Chuck Swindoll) I sin like a man but He forgives like a God. (Charles Spurgeon) Love can be…
God chose us in Christ so that we should be holy and blameless (Ephesians 1:4). Oh? How, exactly, does one become holy and blameless? I’ve been at this thing for a long time—reading my Bible, praying, supporting missionaries, and a whole lot more!—for decades! And in spite of all the time and effort, my progress toward becoming holy and blameless is……
This is Courtney. Thankfully not our Courtney! She is a salt-water crocodile handler at Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures in Queensland, Australia. Here she is, up to her calves, beating the water with the stick in her right hand to get the croc’s attention, while waving the dead chicken with her left hand. It worked. The big guy came! Courtney was just a little…
The case of the really rare coins. As you know, Barb and I were recently in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. One day we went to the open-air market where Papua New Guineans sell fresh vegetables and fruit, woven bags, sewn dresses, carved wooden art and so on. As we were taking in all their wares, I noticed one vendor was selling a number of coins from other countries…
Not long ago I attended a pastors’ conference. A senior statesman whose light is beginning to dim was asked to address us. He accepted the challenge and gave us a timely word: Seven Commitments for the Servant of God. May I share with you some of my gleanings from his talk? 1. Commit to giving your best. You may not always have 100%, but commit to giving 100% of whatever…