Category: Writing

FILL YOUR PAGES

Each year, On this very day, You turn the page, And engage With your memories Of the year gone by Inked with your transgressions And your accomplishments. Your next step is into The unwritten year to come. A clean page Waiting to be written upon With the blood of your soul, And Pencil points of […]

BETTER TOGETHER

What are we talking about when we say that we are “Better Together”? Where do we find biblical truth in that and how can our lives reflect this principal?

THE SHIFT IN FATHERHOOD

In a world of chaos and turmoil, just what does it mean to be a father today? Traditional roles seem to have shifted. How do we find our way through the confusion?

NEW WINESKINS

What is Christ talking about when he explains no one puts new wine in old wine skins? How do we become new in Christ so that we can accept the wine he offers>

OUR AMAZING TRIUNE GOD

One of the most difficult things for most new Christians to embrace is the concept of the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit), three in one. This message seeks to address this idea in a way that is concise and understandable.

PATH TO PENTECOST

In this series, “Path to Pentecost,” we will focus on days leading up to Pentecost and culminating in a message on Pentecost itself. The Holy Spirit is a gift from God to guide us through our days and be our constant connection to our Heavenly Father.

WEAVING THE COLORS OF EASTER

Easter is a season filled with colors, from the darkest of blues to the radiance of reds, all inspiring emotions and reminding us of the depth of the journey from the cross to the resurrection.

FOUNDATIONS OF LENT

As Christians, we typically think about the season of Lent as the time that Christ spent in the desert for 40 days, culminating in his clash with satan. But as Jesus counters satan, he quotes from the Old Testament. Let’s look at those quotes we discover the Foundations of Lent.

PHILEMON

Philemon is one of the shortest books in the Bible. It is a thank-you letter written by Paul to Philemon regarding Philemon’s servant Onesimus. Paul was in a prison cell somewhere in Rome and no one seemed to be able to find him. Philemon sent his servant, Onesimus, a man of dubious nature, to find out where Paul was in Rome so that Paul’s followers might minister to his needs. And he found him. And it changed his life. Through his developing relationship with Paul, he changed and became a loyal follower of Christ.

CREATING LEGACIES

JACOB There are many people in the Bible that have left lasting legacies for us. Some were good. Some were bad. Adam left us the legacy of sin. Moses left us the Torah. Elijah left us a legacy of faith and Jeremiah a legacy of promise. The Apostles left us a legacy of discipleship and […]

Celebrate the Gift

Image by Greg Altmann CELEBRATE THE GIFT Celebrate! Not a flyweight of a date, But a free state Of liberation, The annotation of another year Marked by your creation date! May the lessons of years past Bring wisdom to years yet to come. May the friends that embrace you The love ones that grace you […]

PSALM 100

Together we study the beauty and richness of Psalm 100. The author is believed to have been Moses. I feel a kinship with him as he tries to explain the awesome nature of God and why we worship Him with shouts and wonder. Although it is one of the shorter Psalms, it is so full […]

A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS

This series of messages is a continuation of our catalog “Campfire Tales.” We will look at the story of Cain and Abel as we seek to gain a deeper understanding of the lessons we glean from the pages. There are far more lessons here than the struggle between two brothers and the event of the […]

LESSONS OF THE PLOW

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. Hosea 10:12 HAND TO THE PLOW Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in […]

THE BEATITUDES

Jesus taught us to see the world through his eyes. He lived his life as an example of the way God wants us to live our lives. As Christians, the attributes expressed through the Beatitudes are engraved on our hearts and whispered in our souls. We are the hands and feet of Jesus to a […]

CREATION

A CAMPFIRE TALE – Before the written word, people would gather around the campfire at night and listen to storytellers who reminded their tribes of their history and place within Creation. They would bring focus to humankind’s relationship with their Creator through stories and poems passed down, generation to generation. The book of Genesis, authored […]

LET’S TALK PARABLBES 2

This is our second series of messages on the parables of Jesus. Christ used parables to teach hard lessons with stories that could be understood and remembered. This series includes five often misunderstood parables but each one teaches us an important lesson. THE PARABLE OF THE WORKERS Matthew 20:1-16 VIDEO THE PARABLE OF BIRTH John […]

LAID AT HIS FEET

This series of sermons focus on things we don’t usually think about during the season of Lent. As we seek to honor God with our sacrifices, let us choose the things in our lives that keep us from drawing closer to God and then lay those things at the feet of Jesus. ANGER My dear […]

A NEW YEAR

When you think you have gone As far as you can Glance back and see All the places you’ve been Look at the faces Of the people you knew Count all the graces From what you’ve been through. There’s good and there’s bad Some friends and some foes But all mixed together Create the You […]

ELIJAH

In this nine-part series, we will be exploring the events in the ministry of Elijah and how those events can help shape our lives today. As we will discover, Elijah was far more than a prophet and the lessons we can learn from his life and experiences can teach us how to build a closer […]