power to pardon

Would you forgive an enemy? Someone who’s despised you, abandoned you, forgotten you, left you to follow another? What does that forgiveness look like?

In 1 Kings 16:30-33, Ahab was king of Israel and did evil in the sight of …

Happy New Year!

As you begin 2020, what will you rejoice in? A bigger salary? All the toys you got for Christmas? A promotion? A new relationship? The possibilities are endless, but I warn you. Not of that lasts long term. Salaries don’t …

AWANA Truthseekers and Thrivent team up

The Children’s AWANA TruthSeeker volunteers and the generosity of a Thrivent Action Team made this evening’s event possible. Organizers met, planned and prayed for opportunity. Needed material and supplies were ordered and purchased using the Community Impact Card. Advertising and

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the good old days

I see an incredible amount of “old stuff being made new” these days. A new Star Wars TV show and movie, superheroes on my screens, ET is back in a commercial and both Captain Picard and the Ghostbuster car return …

be encouraged

Timothy was in a rough place. He was a young, timid, fearful man put in a public place of ministry, dealing with tough issues such as conflict, politics, false teachers, and personal attacks. Older men belittling him for his youth …

bodily and spiritual training

I’ve been pretty lazy about hitting the gym.  I’m rolling over at 0530, not rolling out.  Those 2019 New Year’s resolutions to work out more and lose some weight?  Long abandoned and forgotten. I’ll renew them for 2020 in the …