Revival – It’s Not Horseshoes. In the last several years and 2020 in particular, we have heard the same mantra leading the charge in hopes of a nationwide revival.  2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV) — 14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from… Read More »

Recently I had a post taken down by Facebook because it was deemed to contradict the WHO and thus harmful. I wish I could remember what it was because I have taken a thoughtful, better safe than sorry, protect others approach on covid-19 from the start.  I’ve really had to think about this issue. At… Read More »

The Heart of the Matter As you know, I have been encouraging our congregation as of late to begin to seek the Lord in a special way concerning the state of our nation; not only praying in response to the things we are seeing (pandemic, protests, political scene, etc.), but to allow Him to stir… Read More »

Recently, I had a post taken down by Facebook because it was deemed contrary to the WHO and thus harmful. I wish I could remember what it was because I have taken a thoughtful, better safe than sorry, protect others approach to Covid-19 from the start. I’ve really had to think about this issue. At… Read More »

All Comments Matter The issue of racism in America right now is hot, emotionally charged, and very complex. There is a lot of information flying round as well as a number of opinions. I personally am trying to educate myself more on the subject before sharing any personal views in print. However, as a pastor,… Read More »

The Importance of Honor – Pandemic Stress #5 Gary Smalley was a Christian who knew a lot about stress in relationships. Why? Because his own marriage was failing. When he set out to discover why relationships like his suffered, he found it came down – at its root – to one thing: Honor . .… Read More »

Well . . . Is it True or Isn’t it? (Pandemic Stress #4) In my last blog, I shared part of my personal journey with stress and how, in failing to deal with it the right way, I did a lot of damage with my anger. This of course is not the only way to… Read More »

Find the Root, Find The Solution – (Pandemic Stress #3) Many years ago, my then pastor Lee Simmons made a statement I never forgot. He said that God doesn’t take anything away from us that He doesn’t give us something better in return. Originally applied in the area of temptation, I believe that this truth… Read More »

Casting our Burdens – (Pandemic Stress #2)   Stress Relief. Just the sound of that is good, isn’t it? We face stress all the time as human beings and now even more so in our current Covid-19 altered world. We all would love to relieve that stress, but most of us have never really learned… Read More »

Pandemic Stress – It’s Much More Than Possibly Getting Sick! – May 4th, 2020 – It’s no secret that during this pandemic we are living in a time of heightened stress. The potential seriousness of contracting the virus is stressful enough. Add to that the forced or voluntary stay at home guidelines that have altered… Read More »