Jan 25, 2017 | Minister's Corner
Please let me take a portion of my limited space to say “Thank you.” The complimentary comments on my sermons of late have been more frequent and widespread, and they are very encouraging to me. I’ve also received texts, emails, face-to-face compliments and words of...
Jan 18, 2017 | Minister's Corner
One of the great challenges in all of Scripture has got to be Elijah’s challenge to Israel when they gathered at Mt. Carmel. Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal,...
Jan 11, 2017 | Minister's Corner
There comes a point in everyone’s life when the question that needs to be asked is finally addressed. It’s the question of priorities. What really matters? Once that question is honestly and objectively faced, things tend to improve. Bad habits are replaced with...
Jan 4, 2017 | Minister's Corner
I think about growth a lot. Some will no doubt attribute that to my occupation. No doubt about it, my training and my work do influence the things I think about. But I don’t believe that thinking about growth is an occupational hazard. Nor do I think that NOT thinking...
Dec 29, 2016 | Minister's Corner
One of the most often cited quotations from the late A. W. Tozer reads as follows: “If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New...
Dec 26, 2016 | Minister's Corner
What comes to mind when you think of a guard? Did you think of a guard inside a prison who makes sure prisoners do not escape? Were you thinking of someone in uniform at a bank who protects you from armed robbers? Or did you envision a soldier standing duty at a post?...
