Church family, The Thai soccer team and coach have all been rescued! This news is now old news perhaps, but I am sure that for those trapped in the cave and for their families, this experience will not be soon forgotten. Gratitude will be expressed for a while for those who aided in the rescue. As the world…

Church family, I sit here in my office, this last week of June. It is quiet at this time around here and a good time to read, listen, and reflect. Reading God’s Word, whether in the quiet of the morning, noon, or night is something we need to all value. Often times we can rationalize…

Dear Church family, It is mid-June and we have just come through a few days of extreme heat. That was the weather we experienced. But it seems that on a regular basis there is also ‘extreme heat’ that occurs concerning different views on how the president is handling issues. I realize that we will never be…

Dear Church family, Beginning on Father’s Day, we will begin a new preaching series – The Light of the Gospel. In the series, we will look at 2 Corinthians 4 & 5 to better understand the mission that we have as a church, the children of God. Along with 4 sermons on these chapters, Bruce and…

Dear Church family, June is here, and we are looking for a good summer! We have had a taste of August recently, but it looks like a nice week of beautiful weather ahead! Some reminders: -During the summer, many in the church family will be traveling – coming and going. Don’t forget to pray for one…

Church family, Have you ever been told when struggling with guilt, “You need to forgive yourself”? A few years ago, I attended a conference that featured various well-known Christian speakers. One of the speakers spoke of the provision of forgiveness that has been provided for in Christ. He explained that because all of us have sinned,…

Church family, The other day, I received my copy of Alliance Life magazine. For those who might be unfamiliar with this publication, it is the magazine of the Christian & Missionary Alliance. (By the way, it is available for FREE to anyone who requests it.)  I want to encourage to sign up for it – to…

Church family, What a beautiful week! I trust you have had the chance to enjoy these amazing spring days! I was outside with a friend the other day and I remarked, “What a day to worship God!” I must admit, we were on a golf course. I can assure you we were not worshiping our golf…

Proverbs 1:7 (ESV) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.  Daniel Akin in his book, Exalting Jesus in Proverbs, offers this definition of true wisdom: Wisdom is being corrected and disciplined. Wisdom understands and reads situations. Wisdom is godly morality. Wisdom is justice. Wisdom is discretion and…