How Bright Are Your Christmas Lights
When we think of lights at Christmas time we naturally think about the Christmas lights that adorn our trees on the inside and our houses on the outside. When we think of lights at the first Christmas we recall the star of Bethlehem. It was unusually bright and...
Conquer Your Fears
Today, many frightening events are happening in our world that can tempt us to feel overwhelmed with fear and worry. Amid this environment, we find that in the entertainment industry apocalyptic stories are incredibly popular. Millions of dollars are made on books and...
Help for Parents
Help for Parents Parenting Classes – Every Wednesday 7;15pm Technology is a two-edged sword for parents. Smart phones and tablets bring the information of the world to the finger tips of our children. But we are all very aware of the dark side of the internet. ...
The ShareJOY Run
Do you desire to help make a life-changing difference in other people’s lives? Many do, and most recognize that in helping others they too are blessed. In fact, Jesus said in Acts 20:35: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” The ShareJOY Run is just such an...
Being a Godly Leader
Do you have a clear understanding of leadership? Do you believe you are a leader? How would you describe the term leadership? John Maxwell, a prominent leadership author and speaker says, “leadership is influence.” Some studies estimate that even introverts...
Discipleship 101
I’ll call him George. I had never met him before that day. He walked through our church doors one late Sunday afternoon to “catch the evening show” as he called it. George managed a printing press crew that worked through Saturday nights and therefore he slept on...
He’s Alive!
Matthew 28:1–3; Mark 16:1–20; Luke 24:1–49; John 20:1–31 Just this week I watched a program that featured an interviewer on the streets of New York who was asking random passersby what holiday was coming up this weekend. More than 50% of the people had no clue. They...
Dead and Buried!
Matthew 27:62–66 I’m thinking back to one of the times when I wanted to hang out with my next-oldest brother and his friend. They were around 11 or 12 years old, and I was maybe 6. Why I wanted to camp out with them I have no idea, but I did and they let me. Well,...
What’s So Good About “Good Friday”?
Matthew 27:1–66; Mark 15:1–47; Luke 22:66–23:56; John 18:28–19:37 Years ago, a powerful story was told about a mountain-area school that had a hard time keeping a teacher. It seems there was a group of big, rough boys who took pride in running the teacher off. The...