April 5 In these troubling times it is sometimes a challenge to think about praising God and worshiping. But we can choose to take a step back, take a breath and meditate for just a minute. We need to do it regularly. That’s why God instituted the Sabbath day of rest on a weekly basis. After… Continue Reading
Palm Sunday
4-5-2020 As a child, I remember marching in a line with a group of other kids around my home church, waving palm branches as the congregation stood up and sang at the top of their lungs, “Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the Highest!” They sang, “Glory! Glory! Glory to the King of Kings!” The sanctuary became… Continue Reading
Titanic Sunday
3-29-20 I labeled last week as FROG Sunday! With all the chaos happening around us we need to be frogs and Fully Rely On God. In that same spirit, I’m calling this week “Titanic Sunday”. Are we, the greatest nation in the world, sinking? Where did that iceberg come from? I never saw it coming.… Continue Reading
FROG Sunday
3-22-2020 FROG Sunday! With all the fear and turmoil in the world around us, I think it’s perfect timing to turn to the Frog in the Bible. F-R-O-G…Fully Rely On God. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5) We have plenty of fearful things happening… Continue Reading
Immerse Kingdoms :: Centrality of the Word
We finished our IMMERSE: Kingdoms series, spending the past eight weeks reading through Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1st & 2nd Samuel, and 1st & 2nd Kings. It was a bit of a challenge, but we survived…most of us, anyway. Digging into Scripture is an important part of being a Christian and especially as “Covies” (Covenanters). Our… Continue Reading
Immerse Kingdom :: 2 Kings
This will be our last week of reading through the IMMERSE: Kingdoms series, covering more than 800 years of Jewish history from— Joshua leading God’s Chosen People over the Jordan River into the Promised Land, to God using “a man after His own heart,” David, to establish the kingdom of Israel, to Solomon building the… Continue Reading
Immerse Kingdoms :: I Kings Continued
Have you ever been somewhere when you asked yourself, “What am I doing here?” Maybe it was a dangerous or scary place, or maybe it just didn’t make sense. Or maybe you knew you were in the “right” place but didn’t know what you were supposed to do there. The Bible is full of stories… Continue Reading
Immerse Kingdoms :: 1 Kings
It was a long-time coming, but finally the Temple got built. Can you imagine Solomon speaking in the voice of Larry the Cable Guy? “Git-r-done” Under Solomon’s wise rule, Israel flourished. Hearing of the glory of God and the splendor of the Temple, people from all around the world, from distant places such as the… Continue Reading
Immerse Kingdoms :: 2 Samuel – 1 Kings
Have you ever done anything really stupid? The truth is, we have all done more stupid things than we’d like to admit. If we ever think about those bad decisions, we wish we could somehow hit the reset button and go back in time to doing things differently…“do-overs.” Time travel isn’t a reality yet, so… Continue Reading
Immerse Kingdoms :: II Samuel
Cruising through our IMMERSE: Kingdoms series, even having read through the Bible before, I’m amazed at all the wars, violence and brutality. Our impression of our “loving God” gets challenged a bit, especially when he gives commands to wipe out entire cities, leaving no survivors- men, women, children, and all the animals. Where is the… Continue Reading
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