Dog Training, Fly Fishing, & Sharing Christ in the 21st Century
Recently, I found a "new" book that my oldest son and my daughter-in-law gave me back in 2003. It was buried along with other mementos among the dozens of books I have that I have not yet read. But this one is interesting! It's about ministry in a form we don't commonly think about but which we all should be doing. It's about actually "enjoying" ministry in a way that doesn't pressure us to produce results, that doesn't ask us to conform to a schedule that doesn't fit our lif
These Are Perilous Times!
With the most important presidential election in history looming on the horizon, we as Christians, more than perhaps we have ever in our lives, need to pray for God's will to be done. We need His guidance! Every one of us has a personal preference about who the president should be. We also have our thoughts about which party should be in control of the House and the Senate, but our will means nothing if it doesn't match the will of God. Only God knows how to heal our nation.
October is Here!
Well, it's nearly here! Today is September 23, and it seems like since the official season of Fall has arrived, that October has also arrived. So.....what do you plan to do this fall? Recently I preached a message that spoke of our destinations. All Christians are planning on our final destination being Heaven, but what do you intend to do in the meantime, during this life on earth? We are on a journey to meet the Lord one day! We can be glad to meet Him or we can dread the m
An Ungodly Farmer
David Guzik included the following story in a study of the Bible: "There was once an ungodly farmer. When he died, they discovered in his will that he had left his farm to the devil. In the court, they didn't know what to do with it. How do you give a farm to the devil? Finally, the judge decided: "The best way to carry out the wishes of the deceased is to allow the farm to grow weeds, the soil to erode, and the house and barn to rot. In our opinion, the best way to leave som
Practice Makes Perfect
Practice makes perfect.....or at least, that's how the old saying goes. Have you ever wondered how it would have been in the days while Adam and Eve still lived on the earth? They were cast out of the Garden of Eden for sinning against God, but they still had control over the rest of the terrain. Do you suppose, since there were only a few humans on earth at that time, Satan would have had more time to tempt them to do even more evil? Would he have tempted them more often tha
Give God Your Best
This week, our Sunday morning message will be about Adam and Eve's boys, Cain and Abel. What do you think about when you think of these two? Perhaps, most of us think of them in terms of Cain slaying Abel. It's amazing that the relationship of the first two sons actually born on the earth consisted of jealousy which led to murder. Sin began a long time ago; didn't it? So what brought about this heinous sin of murder? God required a sacrifice from men of the best they had. Abe
There is a Way....
On what do you base your decisions? I think we make them based on our experience and on the atmosphere in which we grew up. Then someone, like a teacher, or some influential person in our lives may have taught us their version of right and wrong. We may have been taught that what is right for us is also right for everyone else, but that is not always the case. Once there was an old country song that claimed, "If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right." The premise of t
Our New TV Program
I hope you saw our new TV program Wednesday evening! During this pandemic, we are on Duo-County Broadband (channel 2) with our new study of the Bible! We are studying Luke 5 at this time, so please tune in at 6:30 pm each Wednesday evening, and don't forget your Bible! This week, we studied Jesus' healing of a leper, as well as, the miraculous catch of fish! -This is good stuff, so be sure to join us next time! Thank you for the many positive comments about the program this w
Does the Truth Ever Change?
Before you answer that question, consider this; It was once thought that tomatoes were poisonous. At one time it was considered a life saving measure to "bleed" a sick person. The father of Orville and Wilbur Wright warned them, "Everything that can be invented, already has been!" Shortly afterward, his sons invented the airplane. But is an opinion of truth actually truth? Many people throughout history have had many ideas about what might constitute truth. Many of them have