“Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame” (Luke 14:21 NIV). We took our church to the streets again this past weekend at Wilson’s Whirligig Festival. This was our third year setting up a booth at the festival. Last year, over
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Making friends at our future home
“I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings” (Luke 16:9 NIV). We had our first event at our future home this past Sunday night! We hung signs, lit up our new parking lot, cooked “Hallo-weenies,” put on costumes and
The perfect way
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect” (2 Samuel 22:33 NIV). Have you noticed that the harder you strive for perfection the more elusive it becomes? Focus on having the perfect vacation, the perfect house, the perfect kids, the perfect spouse… and the more imperfect everything seems! It seems counter-intuitive,
I love the Taco Bell drive-thru
“May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us– yes, establish the work of our hands” (Psalm 90:17 NIV). The new Taco Bell in Wilson is my favorite lunch time destination. I prefer to use the drive-thru. The service is quick and the price is
Oversaved?
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I
How Great Thou Art
“Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great” (Psalm 104:1 KJV). It’s hard to point to the one person responsible for writing and composing the song “How Great Thou Art.” It might be best to say that God’s Spirit inspired many to contribute to this favorite hymn. The original
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him” (Lamentations 3:22-24 KJV). Probably no preacher or prophet has been given such a heart-rending job as
Ever heard of “cardio-sclerosis?”
“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts” (Hebrews 3:15). The Greek word for “harden” is skleros. This word is found in the name used for a condition commonly called “hardening of the arteries,” or arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a condition where arteries become thick, blocked and inelastic as a result of a
Amazing Grace
“That in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7 NIV). It is said that the most recognized song in the English speaking world is John Newton’s “Amazing Grace.” First published in 1779, it has been a standard for not
Just As I Am
“Whoever comes to me I will never drive away” (John 6:37 NIV). I love singing the new contemporary worship songs at our church, but whenever I get alone with God those aren’t the songs that fill my mind. In my times of private devotion it’s those old hymns that begin to ring in my head. On