As I pen this pastor’s desk and prepare for our 54th Homecoming celebration service this coming Sunday, I have a sad heart, for a variety of reasons: Mass shutting in Nevada; hurricane victims; the passing of my sister-in-laws best friend and the passing of my aunt after a long fight with cancer - so really not feeling “celebratory.”  We all have seasons of life that we are not “feeling” very “celebratory”, and not that we ever should be celebrating during human tragedy and loss of loved ones, but, if...

Ownership: “The act, state, or right of possessing something.”   We like to pride ourselves in owning this or that, but do we really own anything?  For one, it can all be taken away tragically through natural disasters, or financial ruin.   If you are fortunate to hang on to your possessions, you  will eventually give them up someday through death.   You see, we are...

As I pen this weeks pastor’s desk, I feel that same affection as the apostle Paul expressed in his letter to the Christians in Rome - “First, I thank God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of…without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers…that I may be encouraged together with you by the...

“Why…?”   I am sure you have heard that question a time or two, and most likely have asked it yourself, or at least thought it.  Why is this happening to me?   Why is this happening to my family and friends?  Why doesn't  God  answer my prayers?   Why does God seem to be silent in this matter?  Why does...

The Bible says that the prophet Jonah, though reluctant, preached repentance to the people of Nineveh - they repented and became “recipients of God’s goodness” (mercy/grace).   One-hundred years later, the prophet Nahum warned of God’s coming judgment on Nineveh - they would be “recipients of God’s judgement.”  What happened, what changed?   Well, God...

My prayers go out to the people of Texas and all those areas and families affected by the most recent hurricane.  Some would say, I don’t want to have anything to do with a God that would allow suffering.  My friend, if you take God out, you are still going to have suffering.  If you leave God in,...

There is a story in the bible about a man (a prophet of God) named Jonah. The bible says that the Lord spoke; told him to go; told him why, and Jonah went out of his way, twenty five hundred miles out of his way, but the opposite way!   The bible says that Jonah fled from the Lord.  Why?  Because he didn’t like the people God was sending him to share the truth of His love and mercy with.

Let’s be honest, we all have....

As I pen this pastor’s desk, tensions are very high in our world.   North Korean is making missile threats on Guam (U.S. island, in the Pacific ), which could escalate into another war (possibly nuclear).  There will a total eclipse of the sun on August 21st, which has not happened since 1918 (when the moon, sun and earth are directly aligned).  We are at a low morally in our country and world.  The church is declining, and seemingly loosing its relevance in our society.  What we need in times like this, is...

“I believe the power of fasting as it relates to prayer is the spiritual atomic bomb that our Lord has given us to destroy the strongholds of evil and usher in a great revival and spiritual harvest around the world.” - Bill Bright

Do you agree with that statement?  Whether you do or not, there is something to this topic of fasting.  It is quite clear in scripture that...