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The Know it All, Hands-On God

  Psalm 139-1You have searched me, Lord, and you KNOW me.  2 You KNOW when I sit and when I rise;   you PERCEIVE my thoughts from afar. 3 You DISCERN my going out and my lying down;   you are FAMILIAR with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord,...

Fatherhood Lessons from Noah

Hebrews 11:7-By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. Thom and I enjoyed lunch at the Mediterranean...

Our Part in Pentecost

I thought we would keep the Pentecost theme going this week because if there is anything I know we could all benefit from it is a generous outpouring of the Holy Spirit.  Church, we need another Pentecost!  As I read the account of Pentecost from Acts 1 and 2, while...

A Culture of Encouragement

When I prepare for a message, I ask the Lord, “What do our people need to hear this week?”  This week He said, “Tell them what you have received.”  This week has been an unprecedented week of encouragement for me personally.  I have received some answers to prayer...

Disciple or Drifter?

Hebrews 2:1- We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. Do you know someone who can get lost no matter where they are?  Even in familiar territory?  Thom’s mom, aka Nana, was notorious for being...

Pleasing God

Genesis 5 is a listing of Adam’s descendants to the time of Noah.  It goes on with name after name listing the number of years the individual lived and is followed with the phrase, “And then he died” in every instance instead but one. In the case of Enoch, in Genesis...