It’s all too easy to hear one of those really good statements and then attribute it to the Bible. I think we’ve all done it at least once. It’s easy especially when the saying sounds a lot like something Jesus would actually say. This week we talk about judging. What exactly does the bible say…
Life is full of ups and downs. I’m pretty sure we can all agree to that. Some days it seems like everything is going wrong. Then the next it seems as if we’re King Midas and everything we touch turns to gold (figuratively of course). But the more we experience these ups and downs in…
It’s always a great time when 10 high schoolers, 3 college students and a young adult gather in your living room. The sun was shining so we spent some time on the patio. We enjoyed a few tacos and then sat down for a little dirt talk.
We all have a tendency to think that bad things should happen to bad people and vice versa. But what about bad things happening to good people or good things happening to bad people? For some reason we think God is absent or not paying attention when bad things come up in our lives. Listen…
Sometimes we just need to go back a little. Not necessarily to a better time or a time that we even remember but to a different time. A different state of mind. A different way of looking at life, the world, our neighbor and even our churches.
Everywhere you look bigger and better and faster and stronger are all the craze. We put in longer hours to get ahead in life. We set bigger goals and have flashy ideas. We all want to go somewhere and be something in life. It’s hard to be content with the normal, ordinary, regular, mundane and simple kind of life.
Recently someone shared a little about a struggle they’re facing. Their future is bringing new challenges and opportunities. It’s new which means it’s both exciting and scary all at the same time. This person is dealing with what many of us deal with when we face new things. We know the possibilities ahead are immense…
We’re a self-help society aren’t we? Just look through the television guide channel and you’ll see countless shows about do-it-yourself activities. DIY is the new craze and we love having control but is this really the way that’s best? In week one of our new series What The Bible Does NOT Say Pastor Derrick uncovers the…
I’m a fixer. By nature, I want to fix every problem that comes across my desk and when I can’t find a good solution it often causes me to feel like, well a failure. For some reason, I think that I have to be able to offer help, real – tangible help in each and…
Now I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit of a control freak. I like to feel the steering wheel in my hands. I don’t like to fly because I can’t pilot a plane. When we travel my wife never drives, well unless I’m dealing with one of those migraine can’t see straight…
