I have sat on Pastoral Search Committees and now as a pastor I am not sure I would have chosen me! But imagine hearing about this pastoral candidate. This pastor…
Published August 29th, 2011 by Bob Kellemen
Yesterday, our pastor shared the apparently true story of Chirpy the parakeet. Chirpy is the stuff with which legends are made. Chirpy the Parakeet A lonely woman bought Chirpy, and…
Published August 28th, 2011 by Rev. Tim Lehmann
People who do what is wrong hate the light and don't come to the light. They don't want their actions to be exposed. (John 3:20) First: Thank you to all…
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Published August 28th, 2011 by Brenda Wood
Romans 8:12-13–So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by…
Published August 28th, 2011 by Brenda Wood
Galatians 5:15–But if you bite and devour one another [in partisan strife] be careful that you [and your whole fellowship] are not consumed by one another (AMP). Our neighbor raises…
Published August 28th, 2011 by Brenda Wood
Jonah 1:17–the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and he was in the stomach of the fish three nights and three days (NASB). The August 16, 1981 issue…
Published August 28th, 2011 by Brenda Wood
Hebrews 11:1-Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (NASB). Hebrews 11:1–The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this…
Published August 26th, 2011 by Bob Kellemen
Imagine that a counselee or parishioner or spiritual friend came to you with the following story: “I’m struggling. I’ve been married five times. Now I’m with another man. I feel…
Published August 25th, 2011 by Bob Kellemen
How Do We Overcome Sexual Sin? Imagine that a counselee or parishioner or spiritual friend came to you with the following story. “I’m struggling. I’ve been married five times. Now…
Published August 24th, 2011 by Dan Buckhout
Power. Weakness. Opposites? By worldly measures, yes they are. By God’s measure, however, they are both essential parts of the system that delivers the ultimate strength. The apostle Paul had…
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