Pastor’s Message (Page 14)
Some time ago my father-in-law Jack Popjes challenged me to make a list of the things I wanted in life. The idea is to put down initial thoughts that might include things like possessions or accolades and allow the Lord to refine those desires over time. (You can read the original post on his website…
Dear Friends, Who are you? Ok, I am quite convinced that you have not forgotten your name but “who are you really” – your identity? This question “who are you” is in our text this Sunday as we continue in our series, “Believe.” The priests and Levites from Jerusalem were sent to inquire about John…
When I was a new Christian someone shoved a copy of “Knowing God” into my hands. I had been going to church my whole life, but I freely confess I didn’t know much about God, let alone know Him personally. Oh, I knew He was loving and forgiving, after all, as one German poet said,…
Hey Family, Like you, I’m feeling low about this latest school shooting. More on that below. But first, something cheerful. I walked out of the restroom in building three last week and got a delicious surprise. My buddy Nathan was standing there with a big box of donuts, just waiting for me to take my…
I love a good novel. You know, one of those “page turners” where each chapter ends with the hero in some desperate situation and you HAVE to keep reading to find out what happens next. It’s even better if there is some dastardly deed that remains unpunished and, of course, if there is some amorous…
Back in the early 1990’s, a frozen pizza company was trying to figure out an advertising campaign to bring attention to their product. They designed a series of humorous commercials where an individual was about to lose his life in some melodramatic fashion – in front of a firing squad, by being hanged, about to…
Hey Church Family! Hands down, the high point of my week was the Sparrows Mother’s Day Celebration on Wednesday in the Student Center. I wish you could have attended with me. Sparrows gives teens and adults with special needs a chance to have fun, make friends and learn God’s Word. They have worship, movement, fields…
Most of us probably don’t use the word “diaspora” in our everyday conversations, but ALL of us are familiar with the concept. It’s any people who have moved from their original homeland. In a nation of immigrants and in Silicon Valley with its unusual diversity and people “…on the move…” we all have experienced “diaspora”…
The life of Carol Swain is one of the most inspiring stories I’ve ever heard. Born into a family of 12 children in the backwoods of Virginia, Carol grew up without adequate food, clothing, education, indoor plumbing or running water. Eventually she dropped out of school in the ninth grade, was married at 16, had…
By any objective standard Cooper Kupp should be one of the most “fulfilled” people on the face of the earth. I freely confess I’m no sports fan, but we have kind and generous friends who let us watch the Super Bowl with them (and eat their snacks) while they patiently explained the game and the…