But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 NET How would you like it if you had someone follow you around everywhere you went through a day of activities? At first this might seem humorous but I suspect that for most of us Read more about The Power of the Spirit[…]
For several weeks Pastor Brad had been having vision inconsistencies with his left eye. On Wednesday October 17th, we went to his Ophthalmologist and it was determined that he had a detached retina. Surgery was performed on Friday October 19th to repair his retina. The surgery went well and Brad is expected to make a full Read more about Update on Pastor Brad[…]
I have been reading Alan Nobel’s book: Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. I have enjoyed the philosophical framework that he outlined in his opening chapters; probably the best part of the book. He proposes a thought related to what he calls “thin beliefs” and “thick beliefs” Thin Beliefs – these are beliefs Read more about Thin Belief vs. Thick Beliefs[…]
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:5-6 NAS Common sense appears to be, common sense in the normal ebb and flow of life. We talk about this all the time. Some Read more about Common Sense: Friend or Foe of Faith[…]
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He Read more about Another Helper[…]
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. – Mark 1:35 ESV And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray Mark 6:46 ESV And after he had dismissed the crowds, Read more about Prayer Jesus Way[…]
And this is the testimony that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:11-12 ESV When Barb and I were on vacation and we shared a table with some new found Read more about What kind of Church are we?[…]
Matthew 6:11; 32-33 Barb and I arrived back here in Minnesota on September 3 from my two month Sabbatical and our son’s wedding on Labor Day weekend. We had a wonderful summer and the wedding capped off everything in the most fabulous way. The kids asked me to do the service so I was honored. Read more about The Greatest Dangers to our Spiritual Focus[…]
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; in order that I Read more about Opportunities and Open Doors[…]
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the Read more about Discipleship is a Way of Life not a Lifestyle[…]