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Oct 2018
Happy Thanksgiving! September was a blur, and here we are into October and celebrating Thanksgiving. Although it isn’t a necessarily a Christian holiday (i.e. not celebrating a Christian event from the Bible) Thanksgiving does have roots that run throughout Scripture. The understanding that God is the provider for all that we need is found in multiple places in the Bible (Job 36:31; Psalm 11:5; Acts 14:17; 1 Timothy 6:17), and in Genesis 22:14 Abraham calls God Jehovah Jireh which means “God will provide.” In light of this, we are called to be......
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September 01, 2018
September
In many respects September is the starting point for our year, not January. This is the time when kids go back to school, when vacation time ends, and there is a return to a somewhat...
June 28, 2018
Mark: Giving up power
“Whoever is not against us is for us.” This past Sunday in the message we talked about unity in the body of Christ. Unity is a big and important topic in the church, so much...
June 20, 2018
Mark: Prayer and Fasting
If I am to be perfectly honest, fasting is the spiritual discipline I struggle with the most. It doesn’t come naturally! Reading and studying scripture, prayer, fellowship, worship, giving and serving — each of these...
June 06, 2018
The “Backwords” Gospel
Christianity doesn’t make sense in the eyes of the world. It’s backwards. It shouldn’t work. It seemingly contradicts itself. “ . . . whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses...
May 29, 2018
Mark: Close, but not quite
It’s been said that being close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Being close to the truth, but still missing it is still getting things wrong and missing the mark. In his letter to...
May 02, 2018
Spring, Warm Weather, and Good Gifts
It was too nice a day to start off in front of the computer so I took a walk instead, and I’m so thankful that I did. It seems as the nice weather returns it’s...
April 25, 2018
Mark: Just follow your heart?
“Just follow your heart.” This could be some of the worst advice we could ever give or receive. On the surface it seems quite nice and good, and I’m sure the purpose behind it is...
April 11, 2018
Mark: Seeing the forest
“You can’t see the forest for the trees.” In Mark’s gospel, this is what is beginning to happen to the disciples, and if we’re honest in our evaluation of ourselves, this is where we often...
April 03, 2018
Mark: New Math
To begin this week I’d like to say thank you to all the volunteers who served refreshments at the Good Friday service, as well as those who braved the chilly wind and helped with our annual Easter...