Christmas is special for many reasons. The most important reason is the birth of Jesus Christ. For many, Jesus’s birth gets lumped in with the various secular Christmas fantasies. Even for many Christians, the birth of Jesus is about a cute little baby lying in a manger. Christmas isn’t really about a cute little baby… Read More »

We all do or say stupid things from time to time. We feel embarrassed and guilty. Some do stupid things over and over and over again, even to become a habit. Some of those do so the rest of their lives. Some, however, do something that makes them sit up and say “Whoa!” Stopping one’s… Read More »

In the gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verses 9 – 14, Jesus shares a parable emphasizing the importance of humility before God. It may be easy for Christians to feel like the Pharisee, who was so enthused with how good he was. It’s easy to think we are better than we are because of our… Read More »

We had a good time last evening at the church building. Some of us met for fellowship, snacks and a game of Bible Pictionary. We learned that the children are better at drawing and guessing drawings than we adults, lol. Thanks to Dawn for coordinating our evening!

In Matthew chapter 4, Jesus is shown being tempted by Satan: first by tempting Him to turn stones into bread because He had been fasting for 40 days and was very weak, second by tempting Him to jump off the highest point of the temple to prove who He was and third, tempting Him to… Read More »

Matthew 19:4-6 4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one.… Read More »

According to God’s word in Proverbs 22:15, Folly is bound up in the heart of a child. The verse goes on stating that discipline will drive folly far from him. God also said in Proverbs 22:6: Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from… Read More »

In 1981, my favorite rock group, the Kinks, released a social commentary song entitled, “Give the People What They Want.” Part of the lyrics were “give them lots of sex, perversion and rape, give them lots of violence and plenty to hate.” The song is just as relevant today. These things are still in our… Read More »

Over the years Christmas has been commercialized and sentimentalized. So much so that for many, this time of year is difficult. Some are financially struggling and cannot do what they’d like for others. Some are hurting because of loved ones no longer being here – especially if they have died. Emotions tug hard at each… Read More »

Proverbs 10:1 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. NIV Parents usually want to be proud of their children, to know they raised them well and that they have a good head on their shoulders. This proverbs speaks of the effects of how children (especially grown)… Read More »