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When you read the stories of the “giants” of the Bible like Abraham, Moses, David, Peter, or Paul, we see recorded for all of time the details of some amazing victories and some massive failures. While I wouldn’t want my mistakes and downright blatant sins discussed in Bible study groups across the world, I am…
When I write for the heart of the staff, I want it to be personal, from the heart, as the title states (‘my’ heart) . All of us have experienced this but when you see someone that you know or just met you generally ask, “How are you?” The most popular answer, it seems, is…
Heart of the Staff April, 2023 I recently went to a missions conference that challenged my perspective of missions, and in a broader way our church’s perspective of missions. When we think about missions, one of the first things that comes to mind is the great commission given to us by Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20.…
I am referring to the last post on September 1, 2022, regarding The Home – Is it Made, Purchased, or Given. The portion of this series was comparing Jacob’s home life as a picture of Christ’s church. We pick back up with the second mistake Samson made was to go to the Harlot in Gaza. …
Hello Church Family! As we are reading through the Old Testament together, I have been focusing on God’s manifestation of His presence throughout history. God has always made a way for His people to experience His presence. Before Adam and Eve’s sin, man had perfect fellowship with God in the Garden of Eden. Sin damaged…
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!2 Corinthians 9:15 Gifts. I cannot think about Christmas without thinking of gifts. I am the kind of person that loves looking for the perfect gift. All the time and effort searching for the thing that fits their personality and interests is always worth it when I see the…
HEART OF THE STAFF October 15, 2022 I’ve recently been reading through 2 Chronicles and was impacted by the life of a priest named Jehoiada. When we are introduced to him at the beginning of chapter 23, an evil woman named Athaliah is reigning over the southern kingdom of Judah. Jehoiada takes courage and leads…
Heart of the Staff I am picking back up with this series from the last post on March 23, 2022, and Jacob’s Home-Life as a picture of Christ’s Church. The promise of God to Israel was through Jacob, even as the promise of God to the world is through Jesus. Jacob was chosen by God…
As I think back over these past 8 months, I am encouraged with the outpouring of support and encouragement I feel each Sunday when I stand in front of you, strum my guitar, and lead you in your worship of the King of the Universe. It is safe to say that we have overcome some…
In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in regard to Row vs. Wade, I have thought a lot about our adoption story. Several years ago, sometime in 2010, Mandy and I began to discuss the idea of adopting a child. God had blessed our family so much in the areas of extended families and…