Bethlehem/Faith Candle Psalm 46:10-11…Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. As we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ arrival as...
Advent 2021 November 28 Prophecy/Hope Candle Galatians 4:4-8 But when the right time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent Him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law so that He could adopt us as His very own...
It isn’t uncommon anymore to sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and have people looking at their phones. Some of them hardly look up and some of them just glance from time to time. I am from the latter crowd. I’m gonna glance from time to time. I don’t want to...
I had never heard of the book titled, Devotional Classics until it was assigned reading for a class on Spiritual Development. It is a 388 page book, chock full of the writings and contemplations of spiritual greats, many of them from ancient times, like Saint Augustine, Francis of Assisi, and...
MISSION: ROCKFORD THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We are so THANKFUL for you! You all made our first EAT FOR A CAUSE a success. Ms. Ellen was able to take a car full of items to Carpenters Place to help support their mission of ending homelessness….one person at a...
One of my favorite movies is the 1960 Disney movie “Pollyanna”. Most remember Pollyanna as someone who looked to find something to be glad about no matter how bleak the situation. For many of us, these past months have offered some bleak times. As we step into November, the month...
For Christians, our center, that one thing that drives our values, purpose, and mission is God. God is the counterweight that balances us as we are weighed down with life. As a child, our church had an old playground from the 1970s. During Sunday School we would get to go...