Sheepfeeder & Servant Leader
The Long Road Home is a fresh look at the timeless tale of The Prodigal Son. We will be looking at this story in stages, from obstinance and self-destruction to redemption and renewal. Journey with me as we see how God patiently brings us back into His presence through love and grace. THE END OF […]
God asks this question. How does your garden grow? Have you tilled the soil and planted the seeds? Are you reaping things that you haven’t sown? Do you understand how awesome it is to be a farmer in God’s garden and the responsibilities that it entails? We will explore this and so much more in […]
God sends me muses. Hidden faces From secret places That make my heart race In an attempt to capture Elusive thoughts Of non-conformity, Making deformity The norm. No angels here. Just raw, gritty, sometimes witty Whimsical outspoken Purveyors of naked truth. Windows into a world That seeks only to shut them out. Everyday souls Spouting […]
HANDS The young man had just returned home from his junior year in college. He had been working so very hard to keep his grades up as prepared for medical school. It hadn’t been easy, but truly wanted his dad to be proud of him and did not want to let him down. His dad […]
Beep, beep, beep, beep, Ptshshshshshshshshshsh. Beep, beep, beep, beep, Ptshshshshshshshshshsh. The hushed whisper of oxygen Driven into my lungs, Syncs the dance Between machine and body. Frazzled, harried hardware, Click, whiz, whir, ping – Broken body, Endless pain, Making me tired. So very, very tired. Scorching, blazing Chest on fire, my soul desire To breathe […]
Bill’s nephew Tommy had a birthday coming up. Tommy was such a wonderful, inquisitive, and boy with a mind full of dreams and tablet adorned with the scribbles of great thoughts and inventions. He also liked balloons. Big balloons, small balloons, oddly shaped balloons. It did not matter. He had a fascination towards all balloons […]
Sermons Non-Series Put Your Fingers Here We all have a little of Thomas in us. Let’s explore how we deal with ourunbelief. Living With Not Knowing Seeking answers on how to live each day, not knowing what tomorrow holds. Footprints We all leave footprints showing where we havebeen in life. Can other see footprints of […]
Wherever we go, even if we are careful hide where we have been, we still manage to leave footprints, signs, directions that will lead back to us. The question that we need to ask ourselves is what will people find when they follow our tracks? If they follow us long enough to catch up with […]
Doesn’t it just gnaw at your brain when you don’t know something that you think you should know? It is in our nature to feel like we have a right to all the answers. If they are readily available in our memory banks, we think we should be able to open a book or search […]
I place no faith in days to come Those days that can’t be seen I place no faith in wealth or pride For those can cease to be I place no faith in the plans of men For man is dust to dust. I place no faith in the strength of steel For even metal […]
More often that I care to admit I find myself Dashing into shadows To conceal myself Amongst the debris Of the pain I have caused. It is not because I enjoy Shifting and rearranging The excrement of my life But more to hide my shameful face From my Master. Like Adam in the Garden And […]
Nothing does more To encourage hope In a despondent soul Than the fresh scent of rain. As the dirt, grime and impurities Of industry and corporate waste Are leached from the air And dragged to the earth By droplets and mist In an effort to erase The transgressions of humankind Propagated on the very garden […]
Disbelief and distrust is common in the world the inhabit. We struggle to know who we can trust when our senses deceive us. If we can’t see it, feel it, hear it, touch it, or smell it we are tempted to believe that it does not exist. And often, knowing that the air is invisible, […]
“Where’s the evidence?” I yelled to the wind. “Though you roar I can’t see you, Though you chill my skin I can’t taste you. I hear your whisper And I can’t find you.” “Can you see the breeze Or swaying of trees?” The wind replied. “Can you see the clouds Move and undulate Across the […]
Lessons that we can learn from the table of our Lord to give us a deeper understanding of the gift of communion. Not one of the disciples came to the table with a clean spirit. They bickered and they fought. Their intentions were often selfish. But Jesus welcomed them to the table. He expects no […]
SINGING AT THE TABLE When God parted the sea And allowed His children to pass Moses and Miriam led the people in song A hymn of victory Over the Egyptians And the salvation of God’s people Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. (Psalms 47:6) In praise And in […]
I am constantly amazed that we, as a people, have lessons that we cannot seem to learn. Even those lessons that come at a high cost both financially as well as the suffering and loss of human lives. I am afraid that I may bruise a few egos. I would like to say up front […]