Article: The Mood of Christmas

There are some good reasons I love serving at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada… See, others are puffed up; their desires are not upright— but the righteous will live by God’s faith— Habakkuk 2:4 We live by faith. Not by hate or anger or cruelty towards others. 2. We are regular people with…

Structuring Your Church to Grow and Not Plateau By Rick Warren You must develop an unshakable conviction about growth. First and foremost, you need to settle on the idea that God wants his church to grow. And he doesn’t want it to stop growing! You don’t ever need to apologize for wanting your church to…

I am currently visiting my father in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Rice Lake is in the northwest portion of the state. I believe the town is named after the lake and not the other way around. Although I leave for Chicago, IL tomorrow and then to Galesburg, IL after that, I am taking the time to…

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4 Some of us are really good at making snap judgments about other people. In the blink of an…

On Monday, May 7th, a decision was made to separate children from their parents at our southern border if they attempt to cross our southern border illegally (which is a misdemeanor). There is an estimated 2000 children (updated number) being held in facilities along the US-Mexican border. Some would say that if someone breaks the…

Well, I thought this would be a quieter week. Let me re-phrase that. I was hoping for a typical week. You know, be gone for four days and you hope to get back into your routine. Not so much. The good news is that our house finally sold. That is a big relief even though…