I am sure many of us watched the “Big Game” yesterday and as I did, I am sure many enjoyed the game. But, like any big event it seems as though controversy surrounded it. It appears that the halftime show was inappropriate. Now, I am far from perfect, but I …
On this day, January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court signed a death sentence for over 62 million children. The Court decided that the lives of children in the womb could be ended. Today is the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, a dark mark in our country. Let me …
What is the prevailing thought when we hear the word “responsibility?” We all have them, responsibilities that is, and I believe that we all handle them in different ways. I think as we get older, we assume that we can handle responsibilities better, although that may simply be because failure …
I hope that everyone had a good Christmas and that you were able to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I have heard a lot of talk, with the New Year upon us, about the start of a new Bible reading plan. My prayer is that …
One of the great things that comes with writing a blog is that I can choose what I wish to write about. The other side of that is obviously that if you the reader do not like what I write then you will not have to read it. Needless to …
On Thursday evening I announced to my wife that I had finished reading the Bible. She laughingly said, “so now what?” A rhetorical question of course as she knows that simply means I read through God’s Word and now I would be starting over. The reality was, I had already …
I was looking at some news headlines this morning, and mixed into the usual political news, world news, and weather-related stories was a headline that caught my eye. The headline stated that the Bible App had released the most popular verse for 2019. I began to try and guess, and …
Don’t we all like to think about hope, talk about hope, and life in the hope that is only found in Jesus Christ? Yesterday we lit the first candle on the advent wreath at church and I spoke for a moment about hope, and Romans 15:12-13 was read. Christmas time …
As I sit in my office at the church this morning my thoughts keep going in the direction of worshipping the Lord. My sermon this week is about worship, so I suppose that is part of the reason. But as I sit and listen to the sounds of worship in …
This past week I have been spending my time studying the letter of Paul to the Colossians. In particular, Colossians 2 has been the chapter that has drawn me to write this morning. It is a cold Saturday and while I catch up on some things here at the church …
