This weekend I will be taking our youth group to participate in this years state competition for Fine Arts. It is one of the moments that as a youth pastor makes me proud. Obviously, I am proud that these young people are using the gifts and talents that God has…
Read morePsalm 10:17 (NLT) Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. This scripture tells us that God knows and understands our situation. It states that surely, which means without a doubt, unquestionably, certainly, God will hear our cries and encourage, strengthen,…
Read moreI don’t know if you’re like me or not, but I tend to easily get bogged down in the here and now. Whatever is going on in my life at the moment, in the life of our church members, in my sons’ lives, on campus, takes a lot of my…
Read moreI recently saw the Broadway show Come From Away. Come From Away is an amazing uplifting production. The phrase “Come From Away” is what Newfoundlanders call people who aren’t from Newfoundland. In case you don’t know Newfoundland is an island and is part of Canada. On September 11, 2001 when American airspace…
Read moreEvery Wednesday afternoon they come–anywhere from 50-70 widow and orphans make their way from the tiny villages out in the bush of Kenya, and fill the cafeteria of the Mara Christian Academy for a free meal. Not all the widows are old, some are as young as 15 – young girls…
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