Dealing with difficult people is a critical consideration throughout life, from nursery school to the nursing home. But it doesn’t seem to get that much attention and often we just find ourselves in the middle of a difficult situation unprepared to deal with it effectively. I know from my own experience, that being Pastor […]
Category: Scripture
Difficult people are all around you. They’re all around me too. And we know them in the very many ways they present themselves to us. the self-centered, self promoting, self aggrandizing narcissist who needs it to be all about him every singe time the sour and stern critic, whose only contribution to any situation or […]
All this weekend I hung out in the Cafe, since I wasn’t preaching. I especially enjoyed meeting new members and new comers and hearing about how they came to us. Over and over again, the number one reason I hear is “the message.” I spoke to two different families this morning who drive a considerable […]
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother casting his net into the sea because they were fishermen.Matthew 4.18 They were casting their nets into the sea because they were fishermen. That seems like an incredibly obvious thing for Matthew to point out to us. […]
It is too small a thing for you… Isaiah 49.6 Sometimes God is trying to tell us, sometimes he’s actually using our frustrations and failures to help us see that the dreams we’re dreaming are little tiny dreams, the goals we’re pursuing are not significant, we’re taking life and shrinking it down to pocket size. […]
“Plan B” living is what happens when things don’t go as planned. By that definition most all of us are “Plan B” people living “Plan B” lives.Same for most all of the hero’s of the Bible. Their stories are stories of what happened after what they thought was going to happen didn’t happen.Joseph (the son […]
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel which means “God with us.” Matthew 1.22-23/Isaiah 7:7.14 Back in Christmas, 1943, Bing Crosby recorded the song, “I’ll be home for Christmas” and it soared to the top of the charts and became an instant Christmas classic. That’s because Christmas, […]
All of us want a great holiday this Christmas and oftentimes we go out and try to buy it or find it, or create it. We want peace on earth, joy in our families, love in our heart. We want it to be a great holiday filled with family and friends. We would like it […]
The hour has come for you to wake from your sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Romans 13.11 When we’re not engaged with the Lord at a relational level, its like we’re asleep. Paul tells us to wake up, that this is the time to wake up. This is […]
We are celebrating Thanksgiving, so I am thinking of gratitude. I am grateful for the gift of faith, and for a Savior who who continues to save me from myself and my sin. I am grateful to God for all his goodness to me in this last year, one that has been filled with abundant grace […]
