We are already six days into the new year, but since this is our first blog of 2017, Happy New Year! 2016 was not a happy year for many people in our church. In fact, it was quite difficult and painful for several. So when I say, “Happy New Year,” it’s not just a holiday...
Well, it’s finally coming…the New Year! 2016 is over and 2017 is beginning and with it a new start to many things. I don’t know about you, but to me, it seemed as though 2016 wasn’t the best year. A lot of things happened this past year including many loved ones that...
“For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.” - Hebrews 2:17 I have known the Christmas story...
Attending an Adult Class on Sunday morning at our church is really a treat for me. Besides the fellowship in a smaller setting, I have a chance to listen to gifted teachers. Currently, I am in Don Westerberg’s class where he is teaching on the book of Ruth. He is very knowledgeable and...
How exciting to get our first taste of snow this winter season! My kids jump at the chance to miss a day of school to go out and play in the snow. They are filled with joy as they make snow angels and throw snowballs at each other. Even our dog likes to go outside and try to catch...
Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Advent season, and this first week of Advent is often centered around the theme of Hope. When we think about the word, “hope,” we often times use it in the context of not knowing what will happen; it usually involves a significant amount of...
The theme for our next Community Sunday on November 27, 2016 is Gratitude. We will be remembering and celebrating our Big God together as a whole faith community. We will have a six minute time of Community Sharing. We want to specifically express Gratitude out loud together for Jesus and...
Last Sunday we looked together at the story in Acts 3 about the lame beggar at the Temple gate, how Jesus made him whole and strong through the hands of Peter. Immediately, the formerly lame man began to jump and run and dance around the apostles as they made their way through the crowded Temple...
This election season was a crazy one! Just get on Facebook you can see the level of fear people have for the future of our country. It breaks my heart to see our country so divided and I find myself asking how we got here? People are expressing anger towards anyone who has a different opinion...
This past Sunday, not only did we wrap up our “I AM” series, but a group of about twenty-five of us finished our fourth and final week of CORE 2. This was my and my wife, Ruth's, first CORE experience. If you’ve never taken CORE 1 or 2, it is “an intensive discipleship...