Sermon Synopsis for 5/22: “How Shall We Escape?”

City officials had already decided against building a seawall to protect their 27 mile long x 3 mile wide island. Catastrophic choice. For on Sept. 7th, 1900, despite the strong warning of the federal government, the residents of Galveston, TX, went to bed like every other night expecting a restful repose. But while the people slept, a hurricane awoke – and with a nightmarish … [Read more…]

Sermon Synopsis for 5/8 (Mother’s Day): We’ve given up everything to follow You? What will we get? Mt. 19:27

Few folks anywhere would disagree that most moms everywhere give up a whole lot of personal stuff for the sake of their families. Many walked away from the workplace in order to raise young children. Some totally relinquished a chosen career path. Most willingly forfeited at least some alone time to do whatever their big … [Read more…]

Sermon Synopsis for 5/1: What sign will signal the end of this age? Mt. 24:3

Will a time come when God says, “Enough is enough?” I suspect we’ve all played mental ping-pong over this eschatological quagmire more than occasionally. We see in our own land the ever-accelerating rate of moral freefall and ethical compromise. We hear around the globe of ugly nuclear threats coming out of North Korea and even … [Read more…]