The Pastor’s Heart 7/28/2017
“Heaviness.” Not a pleasant sounding topic for today, is it? But it’s a word found in 1 Peter 1:6. In the New Testament it’s also translated “sorrow” and “grief.” You…
The Pastor’s Heart 7/21/2017
The conversation was going well. The two men were developing quite a bond about a mutual passion – basketball. But then it happened…. The other night I was watching one…
The Pastor’s Heart 7/14/2017
Do you enjoy history? I do, and so does Tina. So, on vacation last week the two of us took some time to visit a few historical sites on our…
The Pastor’s Heart 6/30/2017
The Fourth of July. Fireworks, flags, family, and fun. Burned burgers, burned backs and burned-out bottle rockets. Beans, barbeque, and Boston Pops. Water sports, water slides, and watermelons. What a…
The Pastor’s Heart 6/23/2017
“This do in remembrance of Me.” These words form the foundation of the ordinance Christ established for His church, what we call Communion or the Lord’s Supper, and here at…
The Pastor’s Heart 6/16/2017
Last Sunday we spent time in both the morning and evening services considering the exhortation to “be not weary in well doing.” Towards the end of the Sunday evening study,…
The Pastor’s Heart 6/9/2017
Paul had it right. In 1 Corinthians 3, he was addressing the divided and strife-filled church about their professed allegiances to different leaders. Some claimed Paul, some Apollos, some Peter. …
The Pastor’s Heart 5/26/2017
He’d been teaching school for two years when the war began. He was only twenty-one, a little above average height, with fair skin, blue eyes, and light hair. The young…
The Pastor’s Heart 5/19/2017
It finally bit the dust. I hated to see it happen, but I did learn something from it, and for that I’m glad. Sorry, Mom. I say that because it…
The Pastor’s Heart 5/12/2017
Paul’s time was short. His earthly pilgrimage was almost over. He took a look back over his life and said with certainty, “I have fought a good fight, I have…