As we look forward to Thanksgiving festivities next week, it’s a great time to focus on a thankful heart. I know that no matter what my circumstances, I always feel so much better when I am thankful. I was encouraged this morning as I listened to Nancy Leigh DeMoss speak on “Expressing Gratitude”. You can […]
Abstain from sexual immorality
I was listening to a sermon of John Piper’s recently on abstaining from sexual immorality. While hearing his words I was struck by how seriously the church needs this message today when pornography is so easily available on the Internet, in video rental stores and on newsstands. The assault on our eyes is never ending. […]
Heard a good sermon lately?
Hopefully you heard a great sermon this past Sunday. I also enjoy listening to sermons on tape or as MP3’s–they’re portable. As a pastor I don’t have the privilege of being in a service very often when I can take in a sermon and be challenged by it since I’m usually the one doing the […]
Digital photography – going there or already gone?
Top Ten Digital Photography Tips; a good entry level article for those just getting used to their new digital camera.
How’s your credibility?
10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site at the Web Credibility site is a helpful list for creators of web sites. Anyone building a web site should review these guidelines and refer to them every few months. I can see I now have some work to do on our church site and […]
What’s in the news
I’ve been pretty covered up lately and I still don’t have much time for posting right now, but here are a few things in the news that may or may not be worth checking out; House Rejects Bankruptcy Bill Opposed by Christian Groups Powell Condemns Anti-Muslim Comments by Christian Leaders Pat Robertson Persists: Islam ‘Extreme […]
The Radical Cost of Following Jesus
John Piper’s recent message from Luke 9 is a challenge to follow Jesus many of us need to hear. I’m reading this sermon during a time in my life when I most need it but I can’t think of a time we all wouldn’t need to be challenged by these words from Jesus; “Follow Me.”
The Prayer Of Jabez!
By: Maynard H. Belt “Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that […]