We just came through another Christmas season; so life’s going to slow down, right? I wish. Here’s a revelation: life is hectic. No sooner do we finish one project, then we’re on to the next. Our lives race like NASCAR engines on steroids. Yet as I reflect on the life of the Apostle Paul, this … [Read more…]
66 superlative, life-and-eternity-changing writings, all interwoven into one consummate book – wherein we need no other! The Bible shares no rival. But admittedly, parts of it are hard to understand, as in “just warfare,” while other sections, as in the genealogical records, seem to benefit only for cases of insomnia. Now God did not do … [Read more…]
On the first Sunday of every new year, our elders sculpt a corporate worship time that blends three very meaningful spiritual exercises: we praise our Lord for Who He is and all He’s done, we pray to our Lord for pardon, protection and provision, and we project to the congregation our vision, which includes unveiling … [Read more…]
When we first launched Faith Family Fellowship in 2013, we “preached” a Children’s mini-sermon during every worship service. On this one Sunday, one of my fellow elders, Dave Shadle, asked my wife, Mari, to pinch-hit for our usual presenter. Why Mari? Because she has wowed more than a few crowds with her adept … [Read more…]
Suzie Frey abandoned me when my bicycle tire blew out; I was in 7th grade. Jeannie Plybon simply cut me off one day – no reason ever given; that was 8th grade. Janice Hunsberger said I took her breath away – because mine was so bad; 9th grade. Debbie Scott dropped me for an older … [Read more…]
