Lessons From The Farm: Finishing Concrete

09 Aug 2020

Lessons From The Farm: Finishing Concrete

August 9, 2020

The other day I was counting up the concrete projects we have undertaken on the farm over the years. About seven or eight times, we have been “privileged” to launch into a big job of grading, forming, pouring, and finishing concrete. These projects have ranged from pouring everything from shed […]

02 Aug 2020

A Closer Look At The Psalms

August 2, 2020

A psalm is a poetic scripture set to music. The psalms were written to be sung, as an act of worship to God. Originally, they often contained musical instructions combined various poetic features. Of all of the passages of the Bible, among the most beautiful are the psalms. And […]

19 Jul 2020

What Do I Do When…

July 19, 2020

I am excited about a new sermon series we are beginning today. Entitled, “What Do I Do When…”, these sermons are designed to probe real life challenges some of us are actually facing. Each sermon examines an extremely important issue. I have spoken with friends and members of the congregation […]

12 Jul 2020

Sizing Up Our Enemy

July 12, 2020

Satan is the enemy, the adversary, the opponent of every faithful Christian on this earth. He afflicts different people in different ways, according to their areas of weakness. Jesus withstood the full panoply of Satan’s temptations (Mt. 4:1-11), and in so doing he showed us that Satan uses various methods. […]

05 Jul 2020

Can Two Walk Together Except They Be Agreed?

July 5, 2020

The above is a rhetorical question taken from the third chapter of the book of Amos, where the prophet is asking a series of such questions in order to make an important point. The point had to do with the necessity of prophesying evil against Israel because of her horrible […]

28 Jun 2020

Is America A Racist Nation?

June 28, 2020

In this article I will say some things with which many will disagree. Please give it a fair reading and some thoughtful consideration anyway, because we are facing some very challenging, dangerous times, and there is a lot of misinformation being promulgated. If it’s not soon checked, there’s going to […]

21 Jun 2020

A Common Misunderstanding Corrected

June 21, 2020

Two Bible chapters very commonly misunderstood are Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8. Both of them deal with very similar topics, and are extremely timely in our day. Remarkably, these chapters can be easily understood if they are read and studied together. But when they are read in isolation, out […]

14 Jun 2020

Coming Back Together

June 14, 2020

Next Sunday evening, June 21, 2020 at 6:00 is the first time in three months at least some of our congregation will be permitted to gather in-person in the church building for a worship service. In accordance with a plan presented by our elders on June 3rd, the first segment […]

07 Jun 2020

Mob Violence

June 7, 2020

The difference between peaceful protesting and mob violence is as clear as night and day. It is the difference between right and wrong, respect and arrogance, constructive change and anarchy. To the Christian, the choice is clear, and there are several lessons this time in our nation’s history illustrates: 1. […]

31 May 2020

The Three “I Am’s” Of Romans One

May 31, 2020

In the first chapter of Paul’s amazing letter to the church at Rome, he mentions the phrase, “I am” three times, each with an important significance. The statements escalate to a crescendo in verses 16 and 17, in which we have the theme of the entire epistle: The one way […]