I am in mourning today regarding the presidential election. I do not mourn the loss of “my candidate” nor do I mourn the win of Mr. Obama. Instead I grant my congratulations and a promise to President-elect Obama, that I will submit myself to the United States Government’s authority as long as it does not contradict my duty to my…
Category: <span>Life</span>
Christians have a certain lingo that gets used so much, it begins to lose its impact (if it really had any). The phrase “The Glory of God” is one such phrase. It is used often, but sadly many times with little thought. I am probably the most guilty of the irreverent use of such phrases. However, I have been thinking about…
My God is so big! In the littlest things of life He is so kind and gracious. Let me share a short account of how God has blessed us recently. The current economic strains have been very difficult for us recently. Two boys in diapers, one still on the bottle and baby food, the rising gas and food prices all…
This post is just a little mental wandering in regards to how God has encouraged me lately. I am so grateful for God’s Word; it meets my every need at just the right time. God is good in his church, but lately I have been discouraged by the lack of fervent spiritual desire in his assembly-both in my local church…
On Monday, we went hiking up Bell’s Canyon to see a beautiful waterfall. I was reminded of Hebrews 4 where the author tells us to labor that we might enter into the rest, however there will be some who fall short of it. Why would this hike remind me of this Scripture? As Bonnie and I strapped on the two…
I was reminded in 2 Corinthians 12:9 of the sufficiency of God’s grace. Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles, evidently had some excruciating problem. He is so burdened by the personal need (whether it was physical or mental we do not know) that he called it a thorn in the flesh and something used by Satan to beat him. And…
Recently our church family has been going through very difficult attacks by evil forces in this world. As a Christian, I believe that all such attacks are a result of Satanic influences, worldly philosophies, and completely depraved flesh (Eph. 2:1-3). But never in my life has it seemed like so many of God’s people in one church were under attack. …
Carter and I spent my day off this past Monday making “snowpeople.” We had a blast! My boys will only be this age once in their life. With Lucas it is that precious stage of just being held all the time and with Carter that discovery age where every car that passes by is a “wow” and every snow flake…
The reason that I have not updated this page in a while is the business of the building project. Those pastors who have engaged in a building project are well-aware as to how stressful and frustrating something like this can be. Praise God that we are on the tail-end. With that being said, my family is taking a vacation. We…
Sorry about the confusion in my last post. Bonnie is not 6 months pregnant. She is about 4 months along (I have no idea why I said 6 months). We went to the doctor Tuesday to find out the gender of the baby. The little booger kept it’s legs tightly squeezed together so we couldn’t tell. Bonnie went back on…