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…
Do you know what you believe? Do you know where you stand? This morning Pastor Derrick showed how it’s important to know what you believe and where you stand. We also looked at the truth of who God is and what that means for us as Lutheran Christians today. Check out the latest message!
I know that sometimes life feels like we’re swimming against the current, running out of energy and all alone. But what if I told you that you were never alone? What if we really believed that God was always with us everywhere we went?
Man life can really be monotonous can’t it? I mean seriously we do the same thing every day, and it’s like we just hit repeat every morning. It is way too easy to get stuck in the humdrum stuff of life and forget why we’re really here.
For the past several weeks we’ve been asking the question How is it with your soul? This week we wrap up our series as we look at identity and where we find value and meaning in our soul. Listen as Pastor Derrick explains how changing one question can make a huge difference. Check out the latest message!
I believe the one largest question I receive as a pastor is why is God doing this to me? Another form of this question is what did I do wrong? Why is God punishing me? I get it. I’ll admit sometimes it’s easy to view some of life’s less happy moments as punishment. It’s easy to see the…
