You are the rock of my salvation. You are the strength of my life. You are my hope and my inspiration. Lord unto You will I cry. I believe in you, believe in you. For your faithful love to me. You have been my help […]
Month: April 2012
Examination of Conscience
Yesterday I picked up Kaydence at daycare. As soon as she was strapped in her carseat she announced that she had eaten all her lunch, taken a nap, not had an accident and hadn’t hit any other kids. She was pretty proud. Recently she has […]
Open Doors
How many open doors have you walked by recently? I believe that we never lack in opportunities to serve God. Our only lack is in our perception of those opportunities. We walk down a hall with many open doors, but we don’t see them. Maybe […]
Living Out the Resurrection
It’s Monday and the celebration of Easter is over. Now comes the challenge of living out the Resurrection. If we believe that He is risen; there should be proof in our lives. Consider the signs of a resurrected life: Fearlessness – The resurrection heralds the […]
He’s Alive
We celebrate a simple fact this morning, He’s Alive. Jesus was crucified, died, and was buried and on the third day He arose. This historical fact has more proof than many facts we take for granted. His execution and burial were public. The stone was […]
New Life
What a beautiful morning. There is a coolness in the air that won’t be around much longer. There is green everywhere and splashes of spring color are popping up all over. The creation is calling out, “New Life.” It certainly is no accident that we […]
What’s So Good about Friday?
As a young Catholic altar boy, I enjoyed all the services of Holy Week. I even was touched by the solemn ceremonies on Friday. The long reading of the Passion. The stripping of the altar. I never really bought the explanation that Friday was “Good” […]
Simple Truth
This Sunday at Amana our Pastor Emeritus, Terrell Reed, will be bringing the message. I have an insider tip that he will discuss the simplicity of the gospel. That’s a great topic. i don’t know what he plans to say, but I really believe we […]