Pastor’s Blog
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At Our Very Core
February 1, 2021 A book, sermon, article, film, any form of good communication should be able to summarize its essence in one word or phrase. For instance, the Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy can be identified as Grace, Salvation, Law, Organization, and Inheritance. What one word describes you at your…
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Armor Up!
January 25, 2021 Do you ever feel the darts? This world seems to be full of them lately. I was reading about a recent Pew Research poll that said only 19% of the people in America trust their government; that’s down from over 80% in 1960. Another recent network poll said that over 2/3 of…
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Is Christ Our Truth?
January 14, 2021. As Christ stood before Pontius Pilot on trial for His life, the Roman governor put the following question to Him, “What is truth” (John 18:38)? While we cannot be sure whether his question was rhetorical or an appeal to Jesus, the irony of the question was astounding. Before…
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Abide in Me
January 11, 2021 In Paul’s powerful prayer of intercession for the believers in Ephesus he pleads, “that Christ may dwell in your hearts. . .” (Eph. 3:17, NASB). There are two Greek words for dwell. One means to set up a temporary abode, like a stranger who gets the guest room. The other word means…
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The Christmas Star
December 21, 2020 The “Christmas Star” will shine in all its brilliance tonight—December 21st. Have you been following this story? NASA reports (see link below) that the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn will bring them closer to one another than they’ve been in the last 800 years. So close, in fact, that from our skies…
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Expanding Your Tent
December 14, 2020. In January 1977 when I began my ministry as a lecturer at Solusi College, I was accommodated in a tiny two-bedroom duplex on campus. During my transition from teaching to pastoral ministry, accommodations were a single room in the home of a young couple. Finally, the day came where I could have…
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All Is Calm, All is Bright-Really?
November 30, 2020 Christmas has arrived early this year—at least it has at our house! I typically wait until after Thanksgiving to haul out the Christmas decorations from the garage. But not this year! Driving through my neighborhood I see I’m not alone in breaking with tradition. Almost every house is strung with colored lights…
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Give Thanks
November 23, 2020. Last week Karen and I received an invitation from our friends next door to watch a special live broadcast entitled Give Thanks. The uplifting message encouraged everyone to flood social media for the next seven days with posts focused only on giving thanks—using the hashtag #givethanks. You may have noticed the posts…