Freedom and Christianity Both Come at a High Price
How Much of That Price are You Willing to Pay? As you know this past Sunday was Independence Day. It was a great celebration of our Christian and American heritage. I think too often we overlook the connection of the two. We have always had two flags in the front of our church, the United […]
Being Held Down and Held Back Leads to a Desire for Independence
But Freedom Doesn’t Mean That You Can Do Whatever You Want As we celebrate the 244th birthday of the United States, we need to remember that it’s more than just another excuse to party. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But remembering why we’re partying is imperative to the continuation of this freedom. The […]
Laughing With Sheep is Good, Just Be Careful Who the Shepherd Is
Seek the Balance of Humor and Seriousness This past Sunday we were privileged to have Keith Anglemyer give us the message. Keith grew up in Tisdale UMC and now is the minister at Beloit 1st UMC. It’s exciting to see fruit that came from planting seeds. He started by sharing his testimony and how his […]
No One Can Make Me Accountable but Me…So Why Aren’t I?
Well, that is the Ten Million Dollar Question, isn’t it? God has a way of persistently putting things in front of us until we do something about it. That thing that continually shows up everywhere we turn, or that nagging voice in our head. Accountability is that thing currently. Just this past week accountability came […]
It’s Not About the Storms…It’s About Our Faith When Going Through Them
No Matter How Dark the Clouds Get, the “Son” is Shinning Behind Them Most of us are familiar with the story of Jesus asleep in the boat when the storm comes up. The people with Him were scared and worried. In their panic, they wake Jesus up and ask Him, “…don’t you care about us?” […]
How Much is Your Time Worth?
Wow, a Lot More Than I Thought Over the past several weeks either I or my assistant, on several occasions, have been late to our regularly scheduled daily meetings. Most of the time it’s just a few minutes. But there were a couple of times that it was closer to 30 minutes. It’s not like […]
It’s Amazing How Much the Little Things Can Change the Big Picture
Small Things Can Make a Big Difference, So Do Your Part to Make it the Best This past Sunday we had the Vacation Bible School program at church. As I watched those small children performing and sharing what they learned during the week, I was reminded of the importance of small things. VBS has had […]
It’s Okay to Embrace the Busy, it’s Part of God’s Plan
“Work” Isn’t a Bad Word, and it Shouldn’t be Used That Way Last week I wrote about the topic of being busy and it’s current prevalence in conversations. This frequency was confirmed in a recent Ray Edwards podcast, “5 Reasons Why You Need to Take More Time Off”. My intent is not to throw Ray […]
How Much are You Willing to Sacrifice for the Ones You Love?
God was Willing to Sacrifice His Only Son…That’s a Lot! Most people are familiar with the Bible verse, John 3:16. It is the most popular verse out there. The reason for this is in its simplicity. This one verse summarizes the entire Gospel message in one simple statement. This is the Gospel in a nutshell. […]
How to Get All of Your Puzzle Pieces to Fit into One Puzzle
The Subject of Being too Busy is a Broken Record The term “broken record” describes something that is frequently repeated — it refers to a damaged record that would get stuck and repeat part of a recording over and over again until you moved the record player needle. This describes the current topic of “busy”. Every […]