Once a year our congregation observes a 40 day period of fasting and prayer. When we fast and pray we are expressing our deep longing for God. In a sense you could say that we are putting aside the good gifts God gives us in order seek Him. Sometimes during the fast abstaining from food, especially…Read more Fasting and Prayer’s Effects
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Woodland’s 2020 Fast Begins Wednesday
On Wednesday of this week, Woodland Church will begin a 40 day period of fasting or some other appetite denying discipline. It is a Christian's way of expressing through our bodies our longing for the fullness of the Kingdom of God when Jesus Christ returns. The things that we deny ourselves are good gifts from…Read more Woodland’s 2020 Fast Begins Wednesday
Trusting God When the Future Looks Hopeless
“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him.” (Job 13:15, NIV) "Keeps trusting the One who keeps you trusting." John Piper Job's faith is remembered because when there was no hope he kept his hope in God. In a day, Job lost his family to terrorists, his livelihood and home to natural disasters,…Read more Trusting God When the Future Looks Hopeless
I’m Not Myself by Myself
"There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obedience in following Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life, apart from an immersion in, and embrace of community. I am not myself by myself." Eugene Peterson We need one another in the body of Christ. We help one another grow in faith, friendship, and…Read more I’m Not Myself by Myself
Wisdom from the 2020 National Prayer Breakfast
The National Prayer Breakfast is an event that I always look forward to watching. This year's prayer breakfast was most unusual. Arthur Brooks, was the featured speaker for the breakfast. With President Trump on one side of the dais and Speaker of the House Pelosi on the other side Arthur spoke from Matthew 5:43-44 NLT,…Read more Wisdom from the 2020 National Prayer Breakfast
You can be Honest with God about Your Emotions
Jeremiah, David, Habakkuk, are men of God who honestly expressed what they felt to God. Jeremiah wrote the book of Lamentations, a book of wisdom and great faith due to his honesty with God. David, with his poetic pen wrote psalms of great joy and love, pain and suffering expressing his honest emotions. Habakkuk cried…Read more You can be Honest with God about Your Emotions
How I Approach God in Prayer
My earliest memories include prayer. My parents by my bedside and teaching my sister and me how to pray, my pastor laying his hand upon my forehead praying for me. My uncles when they prayed it was fervent and earnest, reminded me of Moses on the mountain. My boyhood church prayed around the altar, and…Read more How I Approach God in Prayer
How to Pray
The Bible's direction for prayer is simple but profound. Just pray! Jesus taught us to ask in His name. In other words, pray like Jesus would pray. For instance pray out of love for others, pray with a pure heart, motivated for God to be glorified and others to be blessed. I have enjoyed reading…Read more How to Pray
God’s Selection of Shepherds
Grandparents love to take pictures of their newborn grandchildren. The strobes on cell phones are flashing and social media lights up with the news. People post congratulations and click "like" or little hearts on social media accounts. Happy relatives share the good news of the birth. As a devoted Dad and Grandfather, I share their…Read more God’s Selection of Shepherds
Merry Christmas 2019
Merry Christmas! It's been a joyous week having our children and grandsons home for the holidays. We enjoyed worshipping our Lord with them in the beautiful Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at Woodland Church. During that service we joined with a packed congregation to sing and receive communion together. It is always a service that I…Read more Merry Christmas 2019
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