Pastor's Blog (Page 19)

Dear Dad, I’ll never forget your stories. You made distant places like the hot, dusty cornfields of Arkansas and the mosquito-infested, steaming jungles of Mexico seem amazing, even glamorous. My heart pounded with yours as you stole into town at top speed on patched bike tires to secretly mail…

Let’s return to the scene when Jesus came to the disciples walking on the water. To refresh your memory, the disciples were rowing across the Lake of Galilee to their destination on the other side, a distance of maybe 6 or 7 miles. Normally they could have covered this distance in 2 or 3 hours. But strong winds had blown up and turned against them, and ten or twelve…

Picture the disciples rowing across the Lake of Galilee to their destination on the other side, a distance of maybe 6 or 7 miles. They had started out before dark in the late afternoon, and normally this might have taken about 2 or 3 hours. But the winds turned against them, and several hours later when it was evening they had only made it half way. By the fourth watch of…

Church sign theology. Sometimes it’s right on, sometimes not by a mile.  What do you think of the message of this sign? Driving by, I thought I must have misread it. I had to turn around and go back to be sure. I can’t find a single verse of Scripture that supports this statement. First of all, the Holy Spirit is given to those who repent of their sins,…

We are a divided people. About politics, economics, ethics, or the environment——you name it. Can you remember a time when our nation was more polarized? And everyone feels compelled to speak his mind. Seems we’ll fight at the drop of a hat. Rage lurks just beneath the surface, looking for just about any occasion to erupt. We are an unwell…

My people have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and murdered Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they’re trying to kill me, too. 1 Kings 19:14 Do you groan with Elijah as you survey the spiritual landscape of our day? I do. For our countrymen have not only abandoned the Lord, they rage against Him. We who are devoted to…