sermons God will because God has 18 Oct 2020October 15, 2020 Wine makes a lot of byproducts. There’s a cycle of destruction and transformation to the wine-making process. The yeast produces a chemical reaction that destroys molecules. That process of destruction…
sermons Boundaries 11 Oct 2020October 8, 2020 When I was a child, I had a big wheel. You remember big wheels? Those were the best. They were like a low-rider tricycle, made of plastic. I went everywhere…
sermons The End Times 4 Oct 2020October 1, 2020 In Central Asia, a war is raging. Across the part of China formerly known as Tibet, China is slowly destroying mosques and other Islamic holy sites as it imprisons Muslim…
sermons Keep Watch 27 Sep 2020September 24, 2020 Keep watch. Right now, I’m keeping watch on the rear, passenger-side, tire of the convertible. A few weeks ago, I came out and found it flat. I took it to…
sermons Winter is Coming 20 Sep 2020 Winter is coming. Temperatures are falling, leaves are just starting to change colors; we can all feel instinctually the changing of the seasons. One day, not so far from now,…
sermons Are We Living in the End Times? 13 Sep 2020September 13, 2020 Near the Mukhpari peak, a few rounds were fired across the LAC, the Line of Actual Control. These are the first shots fired in forty-five years and represent just the…
sermons Eat, Drink, and Be Merry 6 Sep 2020September 3, 2020 On a beautiful, sunny, afternoon on a beach vacation a few years ago, I noticed some kids, about twelve, skim boarding. That’s where you throw a small surf board looking…
sermons Be a Rebel 30 Aug 2020August 26, 2020 In the House of Commons, Winston Churchill was presiding as Prime Minister one day. In the course of raucous debate, the kind the Commons is famous for having, Winston Churchill…
Event Blessing of the Backpacks | Coming to your neighborhood 28 Aug 2020August 31, 2020 This year our annual "blessing of the backpacks" will take place outside and around our community! We invite students, educators, and their families to come out with their backpacks/bags to…
sermons Why, God, Are You Unfair? 23 Aug 2020August 20, 2020 At Vineville, several years ago, a little girl came down to take communion along with everyone else. When the little girl reached the pastor holding the cup, she looked up…
sermons Why Are We So Unhappy? 16 Aug 2020August 12, 2020 I love technology, especially apple products. In our household, we have multiple iPhones, iPads, apple tvs, AirPods, a MacBook and an iMac. And I’m probably leaving something out. When Apple…
sermons Rooted 9 Aug 2020August 5, 2020 Dana says I have a party trick. If we’re ever at a party and she needs an icebreaker or just for fun, she tells people “name any year in American…
Uncategorized Go Home 2 Aug 2020July 29, 2020 This fall, I bet many of us have some pilgrimages scheduled. Or, perhaps, we would if not for the pandemic. For each fall, we have a pilgrimage ritual, whether we…
sermons Love Like a Lawyer 26 Jul 2020July 22, 2020 Weeks ago, back when protesting was about personal liberty and protesters were at state capitals, I saw a picture of a protest inside the Michigan state capitol building. Inside was…
Ministry Opportunity Support Dodge County Teachers! 20 Jul 2020 A new school year will begin soon and our church has been given a great opportunity to show support for Dodge County teachers! We have been asked to collect boxes…
sermons Neighborly Arguments 19 Jul 2020July 15, 2020 Abraham Lincoln was pithy. Many of his quotes sound like they could have been lifted straight out of Proverbs. Some, in fact, were! One stood out to me as I…
sermons Love Your Neighbor, Heal the World 12 Jul 2020July 9, 2020 My alma mater, James Madison University, voted this past week to rename three of its buildings. For now, those buildings will carry temporary designations. The vote was simply to remove…
Ministry Opportunity… Sharing Stories for Healing 7 Jul 2020July 7, 2020 Stories are powerful. They create empathy, challenge our assumptions, and, when we choose to listen, they can unite us in a common bond by revealing our shared humanity across our…
