Staff Blog
“I’m a Forgiving Person”
“I’M A FORGIVING PERSON” August 22, 2019 “I’m a forgiving gal,” and that she proudly claimed. But bitter there she stood, “Justified! Unashamed!” She was judge and jury. “He’s guilty! I condemn.” Scorn and contempt she threw against the evil “them.” But when called to forgive what a ruckus and fray! Outraged…
Words of Life
I once participated in a small group, where the leader had asked everyone for prayer requests. It’s a pretty common thing, I suppose, for us in small groups to be willing to share some of the struggles we are going through. In fact, it is actually on of my favorite parts of “doing live together!” …
LISTENING
LISTENING A.P.B.: Missing here! A right ear and left ear! No sign of whereabouts! Relations in the pouts! Listening: you go first! Listening for heart’s thirst. Listening for their mopes, Listening for their hopes. Listening for their thoughts, Listening for sore spots. Listening when they’re curt, Listening for their hurt. …
Our Amazing Kids Church Volunteers
This month I wanted to highlight our amazing volunteers that we have on the kids church team. Today- our NURSERY volunteers. There is so much to be thankful for, with our nursery volunteers. Not only as a mom, do I feel like my kids are in the most loving hands, but as the volunteer coordinator,…
Book of Hosea
BOOK OF HOSEA Hosea, the prophet, married the village whore. And to three loser “dads,” three children Gomer bore. I wanted MY people, in sad Gomer, to see, Like Gomer, that they were adulteresses to Me. She did what she wanted, with men, running around. “They leave me food and gifts, in secret at…
Firstfruits
It seems that I’ve hit this phrase in several different studies I’ve been working through over the past few months. It’s not something we talk about all that much…I think because as we have moved from an agrarian society to a more technological one, the metaphor is less clear to us than it might have…
UNTROUBLED?
UNTROUBLED? “In this world you will have trouble.” Well, Jesus, I certainly know about that! When troubles come I usually fall flat! “Let not your heart be troubled.” When troubles come in their course, Troubles troubling, my heart comes apart. First troubles come, then my troubled heart. Just like the cart comes after the…
We recently had our membership class and I was really struck by the very first paragraph in our membership book. It says; Most people live their entire lives without ever knowing “why?” They exist year after year with no idea of why they live or God’s purpose for their lives. The most basic question a…
Show no partiality
James 2:1 “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.” James wrote this letter to a group of people who showed much partiality depending on another person’s ethnicity, wealth status, religious background, etc. What is partiality? It is also known as judgement, prejudice, favoritism,…