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Two Students and a Book I’m Reading

Two of our students stopped to visit with me in my study at Woodland, last week. Listening to them was deeply gratifying (one is a graduating high school and the other just completed their first year of college). Their life plans center around their desire to love God with all of their hearts. I've watched them grow up for…Read more Two Students and a Book I’m Reading

Thunder Snow, Prayer and a Little Girl

Large and heavy snowflakes were falling fast outside my study window. The coated branches of the Norway Spruce were bending from their weight. "Beautiful," I thought. Suddenly the building shook from the shock wave of the thunder! Fifteen years and that church and its windows have never shook due to a storm! I don't know…Read more Thunder Snow, Prayer and a Little Girl

Stewardship Mandate

Stewardship is the first recorded subject God talked to mankind about in Genesis. Imagine the context of creation power, beauty and love God blesses Adam, “God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals…Read more Stewardship Mandate

Resetting Your Life

New Year Resolution titles I Googled. Fire Up Your Fitness, Plan for Success, Have a Happier Healthier New Year, Become More Productive. I think all of them are good. New Year is a natural time to think about a Reset in our life. Prayerfully thinking about our life plans and setting goals and solving problems…Read more Resetting Your Life

Reset

Do you know that feeling when you're working on a project and the computer freezes. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people yell at their computers. Today, one of the ladies from our church sent me an email to tell me she got angry with her computer and growled at it! When…Read more Reset

Eternity in our Hearts

“God ... He has planted eternity in the human heart.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT) Just year ago, I made new friends. He had health issues that created the opportunity for us to get to know one another. We laughed and talked about our common Southern Heritage, living in Michigan, our families and what God had done…Read more Eternity in our Hearts

Walking in the mall!

Last Sunday one of my board members jokingly told our congregation that I promised to take Becky shopping once a week for her birthday. Not! Everyone laughed, knowing I don't enjoy going to a mall. Yet here I am tonight in the mall and deliriously happy to be with her. She is smiling and enjoying…Read more Walking in the mall!

My Beautiful Wife

"The ultimate goal of marriage (and everything else) is the glory of God. Marriage is the arena where the husband and wife have opportunity to put on display the amazing love relationship that Christ has for His church." Ray Rhodes, Jr Yesterday, I stood by my wife's side while she slept. Her blond hair fell…Read more My Beautiful Wife

Chuck Smith 1927-2013

Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, California was famous for saying, "One day, you will read that Chuck Smith died. That's bad reporting. What it should say is, 'Chuck Smith moved.'" Thursday morning Chuck Smith moved into heaven! He was a large influence in my young life through his sermons. When, I was…Read more Chuck Smith 1927-2013