It is without a doubt an understatement but “Life is difficult.”  We live in a sin-cursed world.  Our world is ravaged by forces of nature and disease, both courtesy of the fall.  Oh, and by the way, no one is exempt.  If you are not experiencing some form of heartache or difficulty right now, cheer up it is just around the corner!  And don’t buy that one about Christians not supposing to be disco...  Read More

This Sunday is Mother’s Day.  “A” day hardly seems sufficient.   Being a mom is tough.  Endless hours, exhausting work, little thanks and the pay stinks!  I don’t know why any woman would aspire to it.  I guess God just gives a mom an extra helping of grace along with a healthy dose of courage.  It is hard for me to believe my mom went home to glory 26 years ago this July.  Most of the time when I...  Read More

I just want to take a moment and thank those who participated in our work day this past Saturday.  We had a good crew who showed up at 8:00 am and work until after 3:00 pm!  We got a lot done.  Two new doors installed on the youth house, blinds added to the youth house as well.  We also fix a couple of lights in fellowship hall and in the library as well as replacing many bulbs!  There was some wo...  Read More

To trust is a sovereign God is to trust the “Hand of Providence,” God’s invisible hand in all things.  There are no accidents, there is no such thing as “luck,” rather our good and sovereign God directs all things.  That’s easy to teach, believe and trust when things go according to plan.  It’s when blindsided by the unexpected, we sometimes struggle.  I mentioned Sunday, there are so unexpected d...  Read More

What a great resurrection celebration!  The gathering for our Good Friday service was the largest we’ve had.  Thank you Russell for all your work on that service.  If you missed it, you can view it on either our church website or youtube channel.  Then we topped it off with a wonderful service on Resurrection Day.  It was good to see the worship center full and so many visitors.  Thanks to all of ...  Read More

It was Passover week.  There was always excitement this time of year.  Faithful Jews made the pilgirmage to the holy city to celebrate God’s deliverence of His people.  Year after year they gathered.  Remembering the lamb slain, the blood applied and God’s deliverence.  The city was crowded, there was a festive mood.  This year was a bit different.  There was a lot of talk about an itinerate rabbi...  Read More