Stepping out in faith…
If you've read the beginning of the new testament, you know it's a lot of "begats". I have to admit that I've been guilty of skipping through the genealogy. But, I've been told, if it's in the Bible, it's there for a reason. Here’s a link to Jon’s sermon if you’d like to listen. That …
Image by Welcome to All ! ツ Love, Harmony & Peace from Pixabay Did you ever think about what kind of a person Joseph was? Mary, the mother of Jesus, was pledged to be married to Joseph. How he handled learning that his wife was with child before they had been together is pretty remarkable. …
Be the spark that lights the flame of hope.
There's history behind a name. Often, when parent's choose a name for their child, there's a story behind it. They may be named after a family member or there's some other significance in the choice. This was true in biblical times, too. It may be a name that someone calls us out of anger or …
It's a Wednesday, and I've still got Sunday's sermon running through my mind. Some of our pastor's last words were, "Be honest, take stock in where you put your trust. Is your faith - faith, or is it lip service? Ask God for your sign." Okay, I'm going to be honest. When I really want …
It's the Advent season. It's a time of waiting for something important. Yeah, we're terrible at waiting. How are you at waiting? Do you read the last chapter of a book to determine whether you want to read it or not? Do you look up a movie beforehand to see what it's about before you …
Who are we, those who call ourselves Christians? Sometimes it's hard to tell because that term is used fairly loosely these days. Well obviously, the beginning of the word is self explanatory, Christ. That's Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. The 'ian' means that we belong to Christ. We are of Christ. Who …
I'm learning to trust in his hand on my life.
"All the world's a stage... -William Shakespeare (As You Like It) How can we guard our hearts from the "moral grandstanding" that takes place in today's society? Our method of communication has been reduced to Facebook posts and tweets on social media. It's so easy to says things when they are to a faceless, nameless …
Because Jesus overcame the cross, we have a hope that shouts louder than fear! When I sit down to write these blog posts about a sermon, I really spend some time looking over the scriptures involved and notes from the sermon. I don't want to just tell you what scripture it was based on. I …
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