Staff Blog
Why Join A Church?
“Why Bother with Church Membership?” I’ve been asked the question before. Sometimes it’s said with genuine curiosity “So explain to me what membership is all about.” Other times it’s said with a tinge of suspicion “So tell me again, why do you think I should become a member?” as if joining the church automatically signed…
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Virtues to Pray for Your Child
I wanted to circle back to my posts about virtues that we can pray for our children. These days, I have found our family praying in thankfulness more than ever before. We have much to be thankful for… health, home, protection, jobs, food to eat, health of family and friends, church community throughout this isolation…
Read More LIVING SPRINGS OF WATER
SPRINGS OF WATER May 5, 2020 Where does it all come from, seeming endless supply? Out of the rock and ground? Water that satisfies! Washing, cleansing, scrubbing, bathing, cleaning, rinsing, Showers, pouring, clearing; my soul’s purifying. Such sweetness on hot days, oases in hot years. Washing suffering’s tears and bringing joyous tears. Satisfying,…
Read More An Ever-present Help
I’ve been doing a study in the Psalms this year. This week, I hit Psalm 46. What a gift to hit this Psalm with all that is going on with COVID-19! Let me give you a few verses: “God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,…
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Sermon Notes Kids Edition
If your family is anything like mine, most the time, you manage to get your kids to sit and watch church with you on the TV for about 3 minutes before telling them to just go play in the other room. we wanted to give you something to hopefully help keep their attention a little…
Read More Resurrection Eggs
This Easter looked a lot different for most of us this year. We may not have gotten dressed up, gone to church, eaten a meal with extended family and friends, BUT the reason we celebrate Easter was still the same. For our online Easter service, I had the opportunity to share the “Resurrection Eggs” with…
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