Grace… Lessons from Mrs. McCarthy 30 Aug 2017 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,…
Faith… Lessons from Repeats 28 Aug 2017 Exodus 4:12 (NIV), I will help you speak and will teach you what to say. About a week or so ago I was invited to give the Sunday sermon at…
Quotes I’ve been learning that…. 26 Aug 2017 Don't get me wrong, there is nothing worse than a dry, boring, or poorly done worship service. God wants us to worship Him with excellence. But if the service, or…
What I've Been Learning Odd Transitions 19 Aug 2017 Yesterday morning I officiated a funeral. That is something that most people would expect a pastor to do. After I was done with that, I spent the rest of the…
Discipleship… Lessons from Spiderman (Special Graces in Common Places, part 3). 18 Aug 201717 Aug 2017 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers (Matthew 23:8, NIV). In my last two posts, I shared that common…
Discipleship… Personal Confessions (Special Graces in Common Places, part 2) 17 Aug 2017 In light of these things I have been learning in my last post, I have some confessions to make: While I have had some great insights, discussions, and breakthroughs in…
Discipleship… Special Graces in Common Places 16 Aug 201716 Aug 2017 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, "Let the little children…
Update… Hi all…. 16 Aug 2017 Alright... I am coming up to breathe. Things have been such that I have not taken the time to post for a while. Anna has been in the hospital again…
Family… Lessons from the ER 30 May 201730 May 2017 Sunday night I found myself at the hospital with Anna again. Her feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger have been uncontrollable. She was at the point where she did not…
Discipleship… Be Like Mom 14 May 201713 May 2017 For Mother's Day I thought I would share this message I gave a few years ago on Mother's Day. I posted it back then in parts, here it is presented in…