Sometimes the things we don’t understand, but accept as true, because we feel we must, come back to haunt us later.  Life is full of...

Two weeks we talked about what the first century church really looked like, and what the essential  elements of that church were.  But...

BLOGS FROM DEAN’S TRIP TO FRANCE LAST MONTH I am now in Lyon, having traveled by train from Lille here this morning. It was a three-hour...

Our little fellowship here is just a three months old, and as those here Sunday could see, it’s growing. It’s nice and is encouraging to...

We tend to  romanticize some parts of history, when it suits us, and forget just how dark, or sad, or desperate it was when the event, we...

“In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two...

I wonder if anyone here is feeling guilty about something and it’s causing you to be depressed or sad.  Guilt is the awareness that we’ve...

Temptations…. Are you ever tempted?  Chocolate?  Sleeping in longer than you should?  Telling somebody something you know you shouldn’t? ...

What A Christian Fellowship Must Do…. “ Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.   Be devoted to one another in...

After Moses died,  God sent Joshua into the promised land with some other 4,000,000 Hebrews. They were to overtake all the pagan nations...

On Being Hated…. I began getting ominous phone calls and texts today about the upcoming election.   People are scared—maybe you aren’t...

The Problem of the Resurrection…. “Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the...

We’re told in the book of Acts that the disciples prayed earnestly  for Peter while he was in prison—-and then God released Peter by a...

Two weeks ago one of my very best friends was killed in a tragic ATV accident. Time seemed to stop—-everything became all so foggy and...

A series on the complete Christian community Psalm 121, NIV I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?  My help...

The Old Testament Lesson Psalm 119 verses 145-152. Listen to what they say: “I cry out with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord! I will keep...

I’ve been reading about one of the greatest heroes in the Bible this past month—Moses.  In the Bible Paul wrote 32,000 words….Jeremiah...

Today is the last in a series on the Sermon on the Mount. So, today consider these words by Jesus: “Blessed are those who are persecuted...

I’ve been working with youth for over 45 years now.  And while boys will be boys, regardless of the generation in which they life, and...

“Blessed Are Those Who Mourn” (Matthew 5:4, KJV) When was the last time you cried—-you “shed tears”?  I talked to a youth two days ago...