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I love this time of year. Easter is by far my favorite holiday, maybe it is because of the sunrise service and breakfast that we used to do when we started the church. In the early days we would do a service at like 7am, have breakfast and then have a service after.
Read MoreHave you ever been driving and had a fear that the road you are driving on would fall out underneath you? Kind of like those sink holes that you see on Facebook that crater underneath a car.
Read MoreIt's about that time of year, time to go through our houses and start cleaning. I hate spring cleaning, I remember growing up and my mom would make us deep clean our bedrooms. We had to organize, throw the garbage and tidbits that had been shoved in our drawers and scrub the walls.
Read MoreI have been sitting back and reflecting on all that has gone on in our nation in the first two months of 2021. We have seen a lot happen in such a short amount of time. It seems like we have gone from one historical event to another…
Read MoreDo you like giving gifts to people? My son is almost 5 years old and we have been hearing about all the gifts that he wants for his birthday and we still have to make it to March 16th. I love getting my children gifts, it blesses me to be able to watch the joy on their faces as they find out what is inside that box.
Read MoreWhat are your pursuits in life? What are the things that you would do anything for? What are the things you desire to do more than anything else.
Read MoreDo you remember that rhyme we used to say as kids? "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" Ya we all knew that was not true but we used to say it anyway to try to deflect the nasty things that people would say to us. Did you know that Jesus talked about sticks and stones?
Read MoreI hate snakes, I don't know what happened to me, it was never that way when I was younger. As a kid I used to play around with them all the time. I went to church camp and I remember it was a competition on how many we could catch.
Read MoreWe have a divided nation right now. America looks like it is coming apart at the seams. Unfortunately the church is reflecting too much of the nation at this moment. There is divide over race, there is divide over politics, there is divide over how church is done, there is divide over masks, whether we should gather together or not. Everywhere we look it seems that we are dividing over something.
Read MoreI love the book of Proverbs, it seems that I am just drawn to the wisdom that it holds. It might be because it seemed like growing up this was my Dad's favorite book. At least he quoted it to me all the time. I remember hearing the phrase "a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands…so shall poverty come on you…" all the time.
Read MoreIn the new year of 2021 we are looking at 3 things to begin this year. The first was the peace of God and how we must walk in his peace in spite of the world around us. Number two is to keep our focus is on Jesus. This focus allows us to move toward our target, our purpose, without distractions. Our focus becomes the launching point for the third thing this year.
Read MoreWell we have made it through the first week of 2021, and we are looking at 3 things that God is saying in John 20:21 to us in this season. Peace is the first word for this year. Peace is not the absence of trouble, but our emotional condition in the midst of trouble. Right now we as the church must walk in peace in spite of the turmoil in the world. Like the lighthouse in the midst of the sea, our peace causes us to stand out.
Read MoreI have seen a lot of memes these days of the uncertainty of 2021. I saw one of people hiding behind a corner slowly pushing open the door to 2021 with a long broom stick, very cautious and concerned about what may pop out of the door of the next year. I thought it was kind of funny but I think it shows where a lot of people are at these days.
Read MoreThis time of year I love to take a step back and look at the past year and seek the Lord about what he wants to do for the upcoming year. This last year is one that many people want to just wipe out of the history books, and they can't wait to get on with 2021.
Read MoreI was watching my four year old Jalen play with his diggers the other day as I was working at the counter. I noticed that he was singing as he played. So I tried to listen in on what he was singing, and he was just making up a song about what he was doing. Isn't it amazing how kids can make up a song about almost anything?
Read MoreThis was a phrase that we heard a lot in my 8th grade Spanish class. Mrs. Laborda, our Spanish teacher, used to get so mad at us and her face would turn beet red. I seem to remember getting yelled at a lot my 8th grade year. It seemed as if the class had a propensity to run our mouths too much and have cotton balls in our ears when it came to instruction.
Read MoreThe question is how do we go through those tough times? What do we do in the middle of a pressure filled situation? I have heard it said this way, when you squeeze a lemon you get what is inside of it. If you are like me there are times where the pressure is on and some not so pleasant things come out.
Read MoreI am a football fan, and unfortunately in the last few decades there has been a team that has dominated football. That would be the evil empire called the New England Patriots.
Read MoreHave you ever been around someone who has changed your life? Maybe it hasn't been a life altering change but maybe it was the way they lived their life that was contagious, and no I don't mean COVID.
Read MoreYou know, when I think about family, I think about where I have come from. Family is a history of who you are, it is your roots and your future all wrapped into one.
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