Advent Sermon: Hope Looks Up

When Pastor Schleis and I first talked about our Advent services about a month ago, he suggested, “I think we…

God’s Mysterious Ways

God works in mysterious ways. Have you heard that saying? It’s true! Here’s what the prophet Isaiah says in the…

How big is God? Well, do you have a footstool at your house? With our little kids, we have a…

“Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! As when fire sets twigs…

Is the darkness starting to get you down? It’s hard to wake up in the dark. It’s hard to have…

Ever look around these days and think, “God just needs to start over.” We people are so messed up, aren’t…

“All he needed was nothing, but nothing was the one thing he didn’t have.” That phrase sticks in my mind…

It’s all brown. At least where I live. The wind has blown the last leaves off the trees. The flowers…

I forget. Lots of things. How about you? Names. Directions. Birthdays. Appointments. Here’s the worst one: I forget God’s blessings.…

I recently heard a powerful story about a 14-year-old boy who died from cancer. At 14. Before he died, he…