The Pastor’s Heart 7/22/2022

Our church theme this year is one word: “Steadfast.”  We began the year studying it, have sung about it in our services, signed emails and letters with it, and have dropped reminders about it here and there in sermons.  So how are we doing?  The real question is, are we living it?  Are we staying…

The Pastor’s Heart 7/8/2022

It’s true.  It’s always been true.  And the people of the “coasts of Decapolis” said it well.  In Mark 7, they brought a deaf man who also had a severe speech impediment to Jesus for healing.  And the Lord healed him.  That’s when they exclaimed, “He hath done all things well” (Mark 7:37).  Although the…

The Pastor’s Heart 7/1/2022

The Fourth of July.  It’s flags, fireworks, family, and fun.  It’s burned burgers, burned backs, and burned-out bottle rockets.  It’s barbeque, beans, and Boston Pops.  It’s water sports, water slides, and watermelons.  We simply call it “The Fourth,” and everyone knows exactly what we mean.  With a day full of activities, it’s quite easy to…

The Pastor’s Heart 5/20/2022

Today’s the day.  My eye appointment day, that is.  You know how it goes.  Cover one eye and read the chart.  Answer the sometimes impossible question “Is this clearer? – or this? – or this?” and then your best guess.  The bright light, the dilated eyes, and those cool sunglasses.  Then the adjusted prescription and…

The Pastor’s Heart 5/6/2022

She felt forsaken.  Alone.  Ashamed.  You can read her story in 1 Samuel 1.  She bore the cultural stigma of being childless.  Her husband assured her of his love and care, but it didn’t help.  You see, there was the problem of his other wife.  She had borne him children, something Hannah couldn’t do.  And…

The Pastor’s Heart 4/29/2022

There’s nothing like the book of Proverbs for short sound bites of wisdom, and just about every practical topic conceivable is addressed in this book.  Of course, Proverbs speaks over and over again about the wise man; the best I can tell, 119 verses in the book mention the wise, wisdom, etc.  On the other…

The Pastor’s Heart 4/22/2022

There’s something from last Sunday’s resurrection messages that I can’t get off my mind.  On Sunday morning, we considered “Resurrection Truth,” four statements showing the power and importance of Christ’s resurrection.  Then, Sunday evening we studied the topic, “The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”  This was an apologetical look at the resurrection, debunking the false theories…