The Christmas season is upon us (some might say, "running over us") and, if we are not careful, it will pass us by.  Christmas really is my favorite time of the year and I'm personally in favor of extending the season--more Christmas, I say!  Or we could just start early.  I might be the only one, but it warms my heart when the retail stores start putting out the Christmas ...

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Thanks to everyone who attended our Thanksgiving Dinner Sunday night!  It was awsome!  And a large special "Thank You" to our volunteers and workers who set it up, cleaned it up and took it down.  Your ministry does not go un-noticed--especially by the Lord.  It was great to have the music and ministry of Myrrh as our program too.   What a great testimony to God's healing power!  And musically, in addition to ...

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As we were worshiping through communion this week, I found myself thinking . . .  Honestly, the first thought came to me as I was looking at the bread--I thought, "I wonder how many people touched this bread already" :) Thank you to all our communion preparers (you did wash your hands, didn't you?), your ministry is a blessing to all of us!  My second thought, though perhaps no more ...

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I apologize for the delay in updating.  I'll get better. Remember, I'm new at this "blogging" stuff.  I hope you've enjoyed the first two weeks of our Say What? series.  I know it's making an impact on our staff. When I returned to the office this afternoon, there was a sign over the door in the hallway that read, "Sinners Only Beyond this Point." That truly reminds us of who ...

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I hope you've been enjoying our Awakening series. I was enjoying it myself until this morning--when Rebecca came in and "woke me up" by turning on the light. She simply said, "That's for talking about me on Sunday!" The awakening continues . . .   Thanks to those who have shared with me your "awakening" stories. It is both encouraging and inspiring to hear how the hand of God is at work in ...

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It's very BIblical--and it was exactly what the Israelites did in Ezra's day. They came back to worship. They came and worshiped God's way. They came to the altar. They came with offerings and observations.  It's very Biblical--but it's rarely the substance of converstaions I have about worship.  Do you want to guess the main topic of most of my conversations on worship? I'll give you a hint: Can you ...

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