It was great to hear the mission report Sunday evening!  I’m grateful for Nathan and Maryem’s leadership in this mission work.  I’m thankful for all those who served as the hands, feet and voice of Christ that week.  Thank you for ministering to the hurting at the Home of Protection.  Thank you for investing in the lives of the young people who came to the camp.  Thank you for caring for the pract...  Read More

What a great VBS!  Thanks again to Karen Collins and Liana Deason for overseeing VBS.  Thanks as well to those who worked in the kitchen (great food), taught classes and led the recreation time.  Thanks to the youth for helping out.This Friday is Independence Day.  A day for remembering and giving thanks for the freedoms we enjoy, and the blessings God has showered upon our nation.  It is good and...  Read More

I was getting ready to head to church Sunday morning when my phone rang.  It was Bob Lowery calling to say, “I thought you might want to know what’s going on this morning…”  I still was not prepared for what I found when I arrived.  My first thought was, “The Lord is exceedingly kind.”  Long story short, what could have been a major disaster was instead a minor inconvenience.  This happened at 8:3...  Read More

Sunday is Father’s Day.  That’s caused me to engage in a little reflection.  I’m so grateful for my dad.  I knew he loved me.  He never failed to provide for our family.  By provided I mean more than put food on our table, a roof over our head and clothes on our back.  He provided love and encouragement.  We, my brothers and I, never played a game but that dad was there in the stands or on the ben...  Read More

Have you seen the bumper sticker that says, “Just when I finally figured out the answers, they changed the questions?”  I can identify.  The older I get the more I’ve come to understand it is often more helpful to know the right questions rather than to have the answers.  In fact, Socrates was wise, not because he knew all the answers but because he knew how to ask the right questions!  I’m seeing...  Read More

Do you ever find yourself feeling defensive because of your faith?  Feel the need to “justify” the fact that you believe?  Do you ever feel “put on the spot” to defend God’s honor?  A few years ago Bill Maher said that all Christians are crazy and are unenlightened because of their faith.  He made those comments as a guest on MSNBC's Scarborough Country.  Maher said, “We are a nation that is unenl...  Read More