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“Jerusalem will be told: “Don’t be afraid. Dear Zion, don’t despair. Your God is present among you, a strong Warrior there to save you. Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love and delight you with his songs. * * *” ‭‭Zephaniah‬ ‭3:16-17‬ ‭MSG‬‬   Often my wife and I will remind…

Hello Friends, This month, in our PAUSE Bible Reading Plan, we are focusing on the Book of Acts. I invite you to join us in reading a chapter a day (28 days in February and 28 chapters in Acts). Throughout history this book has been known as “The Acts of the Apostles.” It chronicles the…

Hello Friends,   Our Midweek Discipleship Groups are starting next week and whether you choose a Tuesday Night group, mid-week Bible study or a Home Group, we have a place for you! Are you curious about which groups are being offered or why it’s a good idea to join a small group?   Here are…

HELLO FRIENDS   Have you sometimes felt like God is trying to tell you something?  I sure have, and sometimes it happens twice a day.   In this first month of a new year, we have joined with our family of churches in a daily emphasis to take time each day for prayer and fasting. …

Hello Friends, This year I have one primary goal – to get to know God better – both in active relationship with Him and in increasingly knowing the details of His character.   One of the meanings behind the Greek word “know” is “to recognized Him in a crowd”.  Think the book “Where’s Waldo” – but instead of…

HELLO FRIENDS   January is an important month.   It’s a time for looking back because we must account for the way things were last year.  There was income and expenses and activities.  There were victories to build on, and there were experiences to learn from.  The sum total, the bottom line of an entire…

Hello Friends, “Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center…

Hello Friends, It’s the Christmas season and for most of us that means turning on and turning up the Christmas music, which to be honest sometimes feels like a couple of solid months of over-heard and over-played music. Am I right? However, this season, there are a couple of lines from the popular Christmas carol…

HELLO FRIENDS   The direction in which you are looking opens and limits the possibilities of what you’ll see.   It’s a simple lesson, and a “duh” example, but I’ll tell it on myself.  Recently, in the chaotic context of moving to a new home, for two days, including Thanksgiving Day, I couldn’t locate my…

“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.” Ephesians 5:1-2 I am not much of a sports guy, but I married into a sports family.  In fact I have a running joke with my wife’s grandfather.  Whenever he sees me…