This past month I have been blessed to step back and reflect, recharge, study and even experience several other churches. It was after visiting those churches that I stopped and reflected […]
The Season is Here
I am writing this on Thanksgiving morning having woken up too early. A thought came up as I was reflecting about this day – have you ever wondered how Jesus would […]
The Challenges of Church – Part 2
In the October newsletter I highlighted one of the many challenges to “being the church” that God wants as we represent Christ in our community. The summary was this – we […]
The Challenges of Church
October is upon us and with it brings color changes, followed by leaf raking, followed by weather changes which bring out the cold weather clothes, the ice scrapers and eventually […]
Will You Pray?
Over the past few weeks I have been spending some significant time burrowing in on the topic of prayer. That digging includes looking at key scriptures on prayer, reading a book […]
A Conversation About Conversations
On Sunday, July 28, Ron Frost was with us and spoke about “Jesus in the Old Testament.” As he took us through the Bible on Sunday morning and Sunday night it […]
What People Want From A Church – Part 3
In May’s newsletter I wrote about God’s purpose for our church and how many churches tend toward being a “nice Christian church.” In June’s newsletter I wrote about how Jesus framed His ministry in terms of […]
What People Want From A Church – Part 2
In last month’s newsletter I talked about how people tend to want a “Nice Christian Church.” People want to come to church and have a level of security that their needs are being […]
An Easter Challenge
Let me begin with a question. When I say the word ‘Easter’, what is the first thing that pops in your mind? Here are a couple of options. I need to make […]
Intentional Mentoring
Thirty eight years ago Deanna and I were living in Vancouver, Washington. We attended a Baptist church and it was our first step toward “really jumping in” to the life of […]
