Help Michael Build A Classroom in Uganda
In December 2013, our 10-year-old son Michael announced to us that he wanted to collect the money needed to help build a school in Africa. He said it was something that God had set on ....
Category: scripture
Church Marketing: ‘Your light will break forth like the dawn’
Our church is preparing to fast and this passage from Isaiah 58 was referenced in last Sunday's sermon. It's been stuck in my mind all week, so I thought I'd share. Isaiah 58:6-14 says: "Is ....
How Christians can survive in a fallen world
When we read the Bible, we find that those who believe in God were always facing challenges. They were always living in a fallen world, often under rulers who did not agree with their beliefs ....
Church Marketing: 6 steps to meet needs and minister to others
God sent the Holy Spirit to open our eyes to others and equip us to meet their needs. Maybe it's something simple like giving a few dollars for a hamburger. Maybe it's changing a tire. Or leading ....
Be joyful always? Yeah, right.
Are you thankful for right now? Right this moment, can you look at your circumstance and be thankful? For some, your answer is "Sure thing!" For others, you're saying, "Thankful? For this?" In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Paul ....
Can you play second fiddle and still smile?
John the Baptist is an interesting guy. When Jesus comes on the scene and people begin flocking to him for baptism, someone asks John the Baptist how he feels about his personal loss of "business" ....
Church Marketing: Put it in Writing
Yesterday morning I was reading the opening verses in the Gospel of John. Beautiful verses. Powerful. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was ....
Expressing the ‘inexpressible’
The Apostle Peter writes: Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, ....
Challenge: Read and Respond to this Proverb
Proverbs 19:4 says: Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him. Is there someone you can think of who needs a friend? How are you going to respond?
It’s been 12 years
Where were you 12 years ago? I bet you can name it. I bet you relive it today. It's okay. Share your story. Grieve. Pray. Pray for the families left behind. Pray for continued healing ....