Stepping out in faith…
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me?" Matthew 14:30 Life's going along just great! Things have fallen into place and you're in a real comfortable place. Maybe a little too comfortable and you make a decision without praying about it. Yep, and you soon …
When you go to a wedding, you don't expect to run out of wine, because those numbers have been calculated to make sure that doesn't happen. But, in the second chapter of John, that's exactly what occurred. Back then there was no church yet. The lines weren't yet drawn between Christians and non-Christians. Jesus got …
I've been studying the book of Job and was feeling that I just couldn't grasp what Job was going through. But then I wondered, could today in the days of COVID 19, political upheaval in the U.S., and the continued aftermath of race riots. We can feel like we are being disciplined by the Father, …
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As members of the church, we should be of one mind. Focused on sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. But it's not easy to keep our focus there because there are so many other things that distract us. We become divided on things that don't really matter in the great scheme of things. Do we …
Mornings on my deck with God's beautiful creations before me. I love it when the mornings are cool enough to go on our back deck and read the Scriptures for the day or write on my blog. I am surrounded by woods with the birds singing and being buzzed by the hummingbirds who come for …
No matter how long we've been a Christian, we never get to a point we don't need God. We should always be striving to be more like Jesus and the example he set for us. Always talking to our Creator and leaning into his will can help to keep us on the right path. I …
I enjoy my morning coffee or tea to be piping hot...Image by Craig Melville from Pixabay How do you like your morning cup of hot beverage? Surely, that's how you want it, right? If I let mine sit too long and it cools off, I have to add more to warm it back up. If …
This blog post is from Sunday 7/19/20. You can listen to the sermon here. I normally have this up before now, but I'm just now feeling like I'm ready to tackle this one. I wasn't able to be at church, so this is from the video version of the sermon for Milan Christian Church and …
Zebra Slot Canyon, Escalante Park Photo by Ashley Swenson Where are you worshiping from this morning? In this time when it's scary just to be together, the church can be anywhere. God created some beautiful places for us to enjoy. What better way to do it than worship there? The photo above was taken by …
Why is it that when we go to church, we don't always leave with the feeling that we've been in the presence of God? Does the problem lie with God or with us? I think we all know the answer to that. God is always there. Often we are just going through the motions and …
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