Nov 26, 2018
By Jasmine Lynch I love celebrations: birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgiving, graduations, Resurrection Sabbath, Veterans Day, Labor Day, Dr. Martin Luther Kings Day—but I do not celebrate Christmas and Easter because of their pagan origin. The birth of Jesus was predicted from Creation (Genesis 3:15) that He would be the seed of a woman. Throughout Bible...
Jesus is the perfect gift given to us. It’s up to us to choose how we will receive this gift, how we will celebrate it, and how we will share it with others. By Pastor Scott Hausrath A season of opportunities is the Christmas season. Every year our society hands us some wonderful opportunities to glorify Autumn is one of my favorite times of the...
Oct 26, 2018
By Susan Bond “Do you love glory, Grandma?” Two-year-old Reagan’s big blue eyes were shining. The dark clouds forming around my own eyes totally dissipated. I was standing over her small form lying on her bed, on the verge of landing a good sound round of something other than applause. She had given more excuses than anyone’s ever thought...
Oct 26, 2018
By Pastor JR Shick Have you ever been around someone who seems to be oozing with delight all the time? I have met only a few people who exhibit such extreme happiness and I found it incredibly intoxicating. This intoxication left me desiring and wanting more. I don’t think happiness would be the right word to describe the way they look at life. For example, I...
Oct 26, 2018
By Pastor Philip Lawton Recently I preached a hard sermon. It wasn’t hard because I had to do in-depth research. It wasn’t hard because the passage was particularly confusing. It was hard because it was truth that people don’t like to think about, let alone hear. It was hard because it called people to change. I could spend this post writing about all the ways...
By Rev. Dale E. Rood We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty, and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. Covenant is something we hear about but I’m not sure it is well understood. It is often compared to a contract in which two or more parties develop and...