Posts from August 2024

Posts from August 2024

Finding Peace Amidst Chaos: Overcoming Fear Through Faith

The world seems to be spinning with fears right now—fear of the COVID-19 virus, fear of who will lead us next, fear of what that leader might or might not do, fear of potential conflicts and wars, fear of losing jobs or businesses, fear of financial hardships, fear of the pervasive anger and division among people, fear of losing friends over differing opinions, and fear of an uncertain future. It’s a lot to carry, isn’t it? Sometimes, it feels like…

Is Trump perfect?

I found this commentator’s perspective interesting. Love him or hate him, you must agree that God in his sovereignty has positioned Trump to be one of our choices to vote into office in 2024. You must pray and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you in how you vote. – Pastor Jim *PLEASE COMMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

The Sharpest Tool

Miriam Webster defines the word practical as “capable of being put to use or account”, “willingness to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly”, and “of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas” All of these definitions fit perfectly for the way I see God’s Word and it’s application in our daily lives as Christians. I don’t believe God ever intended for this Book to be held…

A shipwrecked faith

We all want the type of faith that can move mountains, but are we willing to work for it? I saw a quote the other day and it rings true, “Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get with the work you didn’t do.” There is a whole chapter in the book of Hebrews dedicated to people who “by faith” accomplished great things for God. Without faith, Noah would have never built the ark, or Moses would have never…

What does it mean to take up your cross?

Was Jesus speaking to us when he said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”? This was only for those who wanted to take their Christianity to the next level right? No this is Jesus’ expectation for everyone who is to believe in him for salvation, in fact, this is the gospel message in a nutshell, that we give up our old life for the new life that Jesus offers. …

What does it mean to be a Christian?

What does a Christian look like? What does it mean to be a Christian? What does it mean to be a follower of God? Do we look to a pastor or the church for these answers? With churches running the gamut from ultra-liberal, where anything goes, to extremely conservative, where the members live simple lives and everything else is immoral. What does the Bible say, how are we supposed to live, are we allowed to watch R-rated movies and consume…

What songs can we sing during worship in church

What Songs Can We Sing At Church? Over the years, there has been much debate about what songs can and can’t be sung at church. Churches have split over this topic and many congregants have left their churches because of a disagreement on song selection. Some argue that you can only sing hymns in church while others take offense if the song is about what God does for his people rather than who God is. While much of this falls…