Aug 29, 2020
Titus 2:11-14 By Matthew Butler On May 6, 1967, Robert Wideman found himself tumbling through the clear skies over North Vietnam. The control stick on his A-4 Skyhawk jet had jammed and there was nothing he could do to prevent the plane from spiraling downward. He launched his ejection seat and his parachute opened above him. Immediately after touching ground,...
Aug 29, 2020
John 1:1 and Hebrews 1:1-3 By Matthew Butler A few months ago, after one of our worship gatherings at Grace Point Church, I spotted an old acquaintance who used to attend our church. He had been a part of Grace Point and was in fact an elder candidate shortly before we arrived in Las Vegas. Our time together had been just a matter of months before he was...
Aug 26, 2020
by Carl Greene Executive Director When my family and I moved to Wisconsin, I wanted to check out our local post office. So, I drove down this road on the way there and got to a sign which read, “Road Closed.” I got out of my vehicle and sat down in front of that sign, and I wept, and have sat there ever since. I hope that’s not the story, right? I had to turn...
Reprinted from The Sabbath Recorder dated September 10, 1945. Reprinted in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. A CALL TO THANKS AND PRAYER The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. —Psalm 29:11 Now that the Peace is Signed… LET US GIVE THANKS Let us give thanks to God for: 1. He has guided...
Jun 23, 2020
By Dennis Coleman Odd. Strange. They call it, “The new normal,” but a pandemic and stay at home orders are anything but normal. I’ve obeyed the order from the government, as I suspect most, if not all, of you have done as well. I’ve pretty much only left my property to buy groceries, wearing my bandana mask as I go. I did sneak out once to...
Jun 23, 2020
By Tim Smothers My mind goes back to when I was 39 years old. I was young and felt that I could do it all—I was invincible. Then I turned 40 and those feelings of invincibility ceased, and I found myself praying that I would just have the strength to make it through the day. Back then I could eat what I wanted when I wanted, I could...