Good midweek to you from my office here at 2005 Rochester Rd. You, church family, are dearly loved by me and especially by the Lord. He is working in and through you to do amazing things. It was encouraging to have more continuing to come worship the Lord together on Sunday, as well as many … Continue reading Dear Central Oaks (part 3)
Only one of you has asked me if I think you should get the vaccine for COVID. So perhaps I’m being presumptuous to assume most of you care much about my counsel on this. If that is the case, feel free to stop reading and move on to something more beneficial, like memes on Facebook. … Continue reading How to Know if You Should Get the COVID Vaccine
Church family, Our enemy knows his time is drawing short. It’s always darkest right before the dawn. Things will go on from bad to worse until the parousia (that’s a word that means “revealing”). He knows he can’t separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. But he can try to immobilize us. … Continue reading One Simple Way to Replace Fear With Peace
Bible intake is how your soul eats. Every Christian needs to learn to feed themselves so they can come to a point where they feed others. That starts by reading the Bible either by oneself or with a friend, spouse, or family member. Before you look at the plans I suggest below, keep in mind … Continue reading Bible Reading Plans for 2021
There are countless things faster than helping people follow Jesus. Watching paint dry Waiting for water to boil Christmas Divorce Since a pastor is a chief disciple-maker, we know firsthand how slow it is to help people follow Jesus. It's absolutely NOT like a business. The CEO of a business spends 40+ hours a week … Continue reading Pastoring (and Disciple Making) Is Slow
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