"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" -Psalm 27:1 I am used to being at church a couple of hours before the service starts on Sunday mornings. I love spending some quiet time with the Lord …
Faith Over Fear
"Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. -Psalm 56:22 It's a crazy time we live in. Easy to succumb to the panic and paranoia going on in the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring time has just begun and we should be feeling …
What Are You Doing Here?
Bible and coffee. Image by mnplatypus from Pixabay I'm really not sure why, but this blog post was tougher to write than most. That's why it's taken me so long to post it. It seems like the world is shutting down. Schools are closed or operating remotely and so are many churches. Fortunately, we were …
Timber
"The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great." -Daniel 4:10 Image by Ryan McGuire from Pixabay What do you do when you feel everything is going your way and nothing can ruin your day? …
Forged For A Purpose
There's power in the fire! -Jon Porter Have you ever felt like you just couldn't catch a break? You jump from one fire into the next and never seem to get ahead? Our sermon series is from the book of Daniel and we've been following the story of Daniel and his friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and …
Ferocious Fire of Fickleness
"Whoever does not fall down and worship [the golden image] shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace." - Daniel 3:11 King Nebuchadnezzar was full of himself. Fickle in the sense that he praised Daniel's king when Daniel was able to supply the dream and its interpretation. "The king said to Daniel, 'surely your God …
What Would You Do?
Image by code404 from Pixabay I was just listening to Sunday's sermon again...I feel like there's so much that I miss on Sunday morning. Listening again gives me an opportunity to tune everything else out and see what stands out this time. Any way, here's my reflection this morning... What if you knew the end …
The Stuff of Dreams: Part 2
"You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and …
Let’s Pray Bigger, Bolder Prayers in 2020
"And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him." -Hebrews 11:6 Think about the prayers you've prayed in the past week. Are they the same old prayers you pray every day? Do you feel …
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The Stuff of Dreams
The mystery was revealed...This was not religion, this was revelation which came from God. Have you ever been in a hurry to do something and it seems you just can't do it quickly enough? If it's something you're not used to doing, you have to give it more time and think about it, every step …