Dean pointed those of us gathered at the Men’s Ministry group to John 13, where we read about Jesus washing the feet of His friends at the Last Supper. As we talked our way through the text, one thought was… Continue reading

I watch Survivor, the CBS TV series. The season which concluded this past Sunday evening was notable for the group dynamics. This season started with 20 or so people divided into ethnic groups: African American, Latin, Asian, and Caucasian. Over… Continue reading

Pastor Steve Sjogren suggests that before we try to convince other people of God’s love with a four point presentation and carefully printed literature we ought to show them the love of God practically. Case in point; Theresa, a young… Continue reading

Yesterday, as I was reading yet another article about Ted Haggard, the former pastor of a large church in Colorado who resigned after sins involving drug use and sexual misconduct in his life become public, I found myself thinking, –… Continue reading

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Many of us still have people on our gift list without a matching present! We will venture out to make our purchases motivated in many different ways. Consider these… There is the CHEAP… Continue reading

I think I’ll re-write a holiday song, “T’is the Season to be pressured, Oh, oh, oh, oh, how much can I stand?” I am fairly certain that it is not just me that feels the weight of social obligations, family… Continue reading

In his book, The Cry of the Soul, Dan Allender tells the true story of Tom, a young preacher fresh out of seminary, who was struggling to be effective in the pulpit. One day a man from the congregation showed… Continue reading

Baylor University released a study in which they found that 92% of Americans believe in God, but that we hold “four distinct views of God’s personality and engagement in human affairs. These Four Gods — are dubbed by researchers as… Continue reading

We are doing a survey in our Wednesday evening School of the Bible. It’s been good to take a wide lens look at the Word, to learn again that within the individual dramas God was at work, creating and preserving… Continue reading

The doorbell rang at 6:50 PM and there at my front door, in the cold evening, stood two well-dressed, handsome boys. Their nametags identified them as “Elder ________” and I knew they were Mormon missionaries. When I invited them into… Continue reading