• The best three weeks of the year have arrived! The 64 team tournament is set, and nearly everyone I know cannot wait for the games to begin at Noon on Thursday. While it is called March Madness, I think it would be good for us followers of Christ to remember a few things as the most…

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  • Thanks to our great worship pastor, Drew Krutza, I have a new favorite hymn. God often uses creation to cause me to love Him more. Speaking of God’s world, the Bible says: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night…

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  • Many Christians live in the continual struggle of desiring to be liked by others yet trying to not be a people pleaser. Church people often say things like “I dont care if anyone likes me.”  or “I dont care what people think about me.” Yet they usually do not totally mean that. And most people…

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  • God has given me 2 sons – Joshua & Eli. Sometimes late at night once they are sound asleep, I like to slip into their rooms quietly and just look at them. In that moment, I become overwhelmed with deep, deep inexpressible love for them. I cannot speak how heavy and real my love for my…

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  • 32 year old Aaron Berry passed away this past Friday. We had his funeral service today. His family chose a wonderful song to be played at the close of the service. Here are the lyrics to Fernando Ortega’s song “Give me Jesus.” In the morning, when I rise In the morning, when I rise In…

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  • “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15 The past few days have been heavy. Ministry can be heavy. My emotions have been very high and very low from one hour to the next and at times even from one minute to the next. I went to the funeral home to visit the…

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