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This Sunday at Valley Church we’ll finish the story of a transformed life in Heb. 11:21. Last week we saw a manipulating, scheming, grabbing Jacob attain all the worldly success he could think of, but lost all the most important things, including his family. This week we’ll follow Jacob, now “Israel”, to a place where…
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Do you know where this line is from? Do you agree with it? William Shakespeare uses this line in his play Romeo and Juliet to convey that the naming of things is irrelevant. But the truth…
Dearly Beloved, Faith it or fake it! When it comes to our relationship with the God who created us in His own image, “faking it” is not only foolish but dangerous. Remember in the early church the historic account in Acts 5 of Ananias and Sapphira! The early church community was known for its unity…
Dear Saints, Are there aliens out there? In a recent article on CCN, Britain’s first astronaut said, “Aliens definitely exist,– and it’s possible they’re living among us on Earth but have gone undetected so far.” Helen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir space station in 1991, told the Observer newspaper on Sunday that “aliens exist,…
As I write this note Valorie and I are sitting in Edmonton International Airport, having just come through US immigration. We were required to prove, through both physical and electronic means, that we were qualified to enter the United States of America. Our passports were carefully scrutinized by a very serious immigration officer with a…
Today I was driving south on 101, deep in thought, and missed my turn, despite the Google maps warnings. What came next is something everyone dreads… the words “Rerouting” showed up on my screen. I knew I was about to be given an alternate route to my destination that would make my journey longer due…
Have you ever faced a “God sized” challenge? What if God asked you to build a boat as long as one and a half football fields, half a football field wide, and seven stories tall? Well, it’s happened… and more than once! The Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark located near Williamstown, Kentucky. Answers…
If it feels like the world is changing faster and faster every day, you aren’t wrong. In 1964 Bob Dylan wrote a song called, “The times, they are a-changin’”, but people have been feeling the stress of constant turmoil for a very long time. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the idea that the…
Dear Family, Are you easy to live with? Your answer? Yes, no, most times, sometimes, rarely, never, or perhaps once a year at Christmas time! However, if I want the whole truth and nothing but the truth, I would ask your family. Why, because that is where the rubber meets the road. We can fool…
Like many of you, I’ve been following the story of the powerful earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday, Sept 9th. The UN estimates that approximately 300,000 people have been affected by the earthquake. At this point over 2,900 people have been killed with many still missing, presumed buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Rescue…