I’ve been challenged
For the last few years, I’ve seen some issues in my life that lacked integrity. And I’ve been challenged to live with complete integrity in my life. This has always gone on in my life
Read More...Show Us Jesus. He’s Become Lost in your Shadow.
I’ve been listening to a podcast that is calling itself “long-form journalism.” It’s been running about 6 months and it’s almost through now. It’s about the rise and fall of a church that grew really
Read More...Inspired! On Mission!
I cannot begin to tell you how inspired I am by the youth of our church. I tell them almost weekly that they are my heroes. Why? I really thought the kids were getting tired
Read More...Grounded in the Truth. Dig Deeper.
In my LIFE Journal reading this morning (written a few days ago), I read this passage: 2 Thessalonians 2:10 (NCV) “He will use every kind of evil to trick those who are lost. They will
Read More...Upgrade or Not?
A few years ago, I kind of decided to get out of the upgrade cycle of phones, computers, ski equipment, etc. If my skis still work, why do I need to upgrade? I mean, so
Read More...Holiday Focus
Holidays. For most of us the holidays present an opportunity to see family and friends. For some of us, the holidays are hard. Loneliness, the past and troubled times come to mind. The holidays can
Read More...What If?
Psalm 124:1 (NCV) What if the LORD had not been on our side? (Let Israel repeat this.) Have you taken a long look at your life in awhile? I mean, really had
Read More...Disputable Matters
Trying to figure something out to write is really hard. So many times I’ve wanted to write, but I cannot think of anything. I’ve thought about writing about the books I’ve read. I’ve thought about
Read More...Inward vs. Outward
I recently read an article (https://churchleaders.com/pastors/409595-church-decline.html) from an evangelical pastor of another denomination. His name just happens to be James White…. But besides that, because that isn’t what was striking. The thesis of his article
Read More...Thoughts on Masks…Weaker Brother
UPDATE: I believe Paul says that we should consider others more important than ourselves. This aligns with his teachings on the weaker brother. EVERYONE is a weaker brother to me. EVERYONE is a weaker brother
Read More...Change Happens
If I’ve learned anything it’s that change is inevitable. I remember telling an associate pastor, as he was telling me that he was taking a call to go somewhere else, I said, “Nothing stays the
Read More...🙏 ACC News & Information September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021 EFFECTIVENESS honors God and Inspires People From Pastor Roger: The heartbeat of the church is the prayer meeting, so says Ellen White. She also says that prayer is the opening of the heart as
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