In the month of February, I will be leading our congregation through a series of messages entitled “Living under the Smile of God” from the Old Testament book of Proverbs. In preparation for this series I encourage you to do two things. Read a chapter a day from the book of Proverbs beginning February 1. […]
After preaching on Jesus’ Prayer in Matt 6:9-13; 14-15, and especially focusing on how we are forgiven and forgiving as we prayer this prayer, I felt like this was only “Part One” of what would need to be a 78 part series – or maybe more! One of the difficulties I face when I preach […]
When you are hurt over and over by someone, at what point do you stop listening to the apologies? Or what if the offense is life-altering and awful? Or what if the offender doesn’t ask for forgiveness? Are we still to forgive? Life is messy with many levels of hurt. But, essentially, Jesus says to […]
This week, as we continue with our theme of forgiveness, we are looking at the Anointing of Jesus at Bethany (Luke 7:34-50) . This is the snapshot of Jesus attending a banquet at the house of a Pharisee in the town of Bethany, when a woman from the town who everyone knows as a ‘sinner’, […]
INTRODUCTION During a very busy summer of ministry as the program director at Ness Lake Bible Camp, there was an electrical storm—like I had never seen before. Flashes of lightning came every 2 to 3 seconds. I didn’t even know that was possible. We had watched the storm coming over the horizon toward the camp […]
Hello Summit Drive! Some of you may have heard already that we’ve been graciously invited to share storage space with the RAFT group in town who has & is sponsoring refugee families as well. In the interest of efficiency we’ve decided that it makes the most sense to pool our donations with RAFT as they […]
Forgiveness To overlook or let go of a wrong that has been done to us. To overlook a debt that is owed to us. After reading several dictionary definitions, the above is the definition of forgiveness in my own words. It is in simple words and is a good introduction to forgiveness; but it still […]
Take a moment and close your eyes while you picture the word ‘forgiveness’. Dwell on this word for a moment. What images came to your mind? What feelings did it evoke? Memories? Have you had to forgive someone at some point in your life? Were you successful at it? Have you ever been forgiven at […]
Today was a great day as we got to build our final house for the family. It was a great experience for all of us as we got to see the face of the family when we finished their house and gave them a quilt and soccer ball. We got to paint our house bright […]
Today our group was assigned to go to the dump and then visit the corresponding tent city. The dump was a shocking but inspiring place. We were ushered in by security guards and then directed to where we could go. It was another very bumpy ride through large rocks and debris to the top of […]