Posts from February 2025
From the Mountain Top
It seems that one of the most common illustrations that I use when writing or speaking is the illustration of Mountain Top experiences. Well, I’m using it again. But as I help prepare us for our Sunday morning teaching time, it’s hard not to use the same “Mountain Top” experience story because the story itself is an experience from a true, physical mountain top. Here’s are some of what I’ve learned from being on mountains in my life… These are…
Who He is, changes who I am!
One of the silly love songs that my wife and I laugh about occasionally when we lift listen to the oldies station is the song, ”I will follow you.” You may or may not be familiar with it but it is a 1963 song written by Ricky Nelson. Some of the lyrics are… I will follow youFollow you wherever you may goThere isn’t an ocean too deepA mountain so high it can keep me away Away from my love! My…
Introducing Tim and Cassi Kim and family
Two Sunday’s ago, February 2, we had an all-Church update meeting. There was a sizable group of our people in attendance as I gave a winter time update on multiple topics. The most important of these was an introduction of a young man and his family, Tim and Cassi Kim and their four year old daughter Joanna (Jo Jo). As I write this to you our church family, let me explain who they are and why we brought this up. …
Who do you say that I am?
Have you ever met someone famous? I love the game at parties… “Two truths and a lie.” When I play this game I love to put famous names out there; two of them being a truth, and one being a lie. Patty and I have run across in random ways many people that were quite well known; politicians, film stars, musicians, sports stars, and even a US President (before he was the president). These would be recognizable people to you,…
Are There Angels in Our Midst? (Part II)
Read Part I So, the question is how has God used angels in the past? Firstly, angels are God’s message carriers. Did you know that the Greek word, angel, means “messenger”? Angels are God’s spokespersons, so to speak. In the Old Testament, an angel carried God’s message to direct Abraham’s maidservant, Hagar, to return to her mistress, Sarai. Two angels carried God’s message to Abraham and told him about God’s plan to wipe out Sodom and Gomorrah. An angel carried…
Are There Angels in Our Midst? (Part I)
Ahh, angels. Beings from heaven with an angelic face, white robes, wings extending over the shoulders, complete with a halo above the head. Some play a harp, or trumpet. When they sing, they sing with, you guessed it, angelic voices. We are obsessed with angels. We talk about them. We draw them, with a pencil and with snow. We name a MLB baseball team, a motorcycle club, a Navy acrobatic squadron, not to mention a large metropolis, after them. Would…
The Great Spiritual Exam
Boy Oh Boy do I remember exams at school. Some of you reading this are still taking exams at school. But for others, like me, you might remember well what exam time meant, especially those dreaded ‘final exams!’ Maybe you enjoyed exams at school, but I did not. Taking a final exam was much like a trip to the dentist office for me when they drill on your teeth. You know you have to go through it, and there is…