Is it God?

A church grows quickly, a Pastor’s name rises seemingly out of no where and his ministry surpasses those around him. Something is going on, everybody sees it but most do not give God the credit. Why? Not sure A church grows quickly, pastors and people alike analyze from the outside as to why it is […]

Is He Preaching that Again?

What would happen if your preacher preached the same message this Sunday as he did last sunday? And you knew it. Would you think…. “I’ve already heard this”, “I already know this”, “I need something new” If you would think those thoughts you have missed the purpose of preaching. Preaching is not for giving you […]

Not Them AGAIN!

I met someone for the first time a few weeks ago and they rubbed me the wrong way. Have you ever had that happened to you? Honestly they irritated the “snot” out of me. I was cordial, and kind but not as nice and as accepting as I should have been. In fact, secretly I […]

Thankful – From 2010 but Still True Today.

Right now, I am sitting in the fellowship hall at the church waiting for our elders to arrive. We will meet for 30minutes and then the deacons at our church will join us. I am alone with just the sound of heat pumps working to warm up the room. And I am thankful. Thankful to […]

Thanksgiving Music

Just the other day I was talking with Nick Decker (our pastoral Intern) about seasonal music. He could not believe that I actually had not only October Music but Thanksgiving music as well. He said “I didn’t even know Thanksgiving Music Existed” It seems that Christmas and Halloween overshadow and drown out Thanksgiving each year. […]

A Report on Tithing

October 29 2013 by Katherine Burgess, Religion News Service WASHINGTON – Collection plates are growing even lighter as Protestant church member giving reached new lows in 2011, and tithing probably will not recover from the recession, according to a new report by Empty Tomb, a Christian research group. “Is the issue that the church is not […]