The Bigger Picture of Our Pain

This past Sunday I gave a message entitled “Hope In God”.  You can listen to the podcast HERE.  We looked at Psalms 42-43 and discussed the battle David had in his heart between the deep sorrow he felt over his circumstances and the encouragement he received in the promise of God. When tough trials hit […]

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Saving Faith

From Craig Swanson… An Unthinkable Situation Imagine standing before the Lord, thinking you are a child of God, and He says, “Depart from Me, I never knew you.” According to (Matt. 7:21-23), this is going to happen to “many” people. It would be truly awful to go through life thinking you were a Christian, only […]

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Known

From Dan McClain… Everyone has a mother and a father. As we grow up we may see traits of our parents in us. Sometimes it’s how we look. People will say, “You have your father’s eyes.” Maybe you listen to your mom laugh and you realize that you laugh the same way. Other times you […]

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Calling, Work, and Worship

The book, Life@Work, defines calling this way…Calling is God’s personal invitation for me to work on His agenda using the talents I have been given in ways that are eternally significant.  Calling, at its most basic level, is the expression of a higher purpose.  Calling reminds us that our lives are larger than our little […]

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Sinkholes

From Kevin Funk… Some of you who are reading this may already know that I have a sinkhole in my backyard. For those who don’t, I have a sinkhole in my backyard. Now don’t worry, the opening is only about 3′ by 5′ and about 10′ deep. However, it is pretty close to our foundation. […]

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Family Values

A few years ago, Heather and I heard a pastor talk about values that he and his wife had created for their family.  Biblical truths that they held as important within their household.  It got us thinking and talking at that point, what would be the values in our home?  What are the truths from […]

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