Which one is better? Resolution or reconciliation? What are the differences? New Year’s resolutions are a tradition in the Western World. A New Year’s resolution is where a person resolves to continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their behavior at the beginning of a calendar Read More
Pastor Steve
It’s Friday, BUT CHRISTMAS Sunday Is Coming!
It is December 23 and it is cold, icy, and scary. Good news, we have two extra minutes of daylight! Not so good news, most all the flights out of Seattle were canceled until noon today (or later) due to ice. Because of the ever-changing inclement weather, stores are opening at different times, and deliveries Read More
God’s Amazing Promises About His Light
Hanukkah 2022 starts on December 18th and ends on the evening of the 26th. We will celebrate Hanukkah in our Sunday Services by lighting the Menorah Candles. It is a reminder of God’s miracles and promises. Hanukkah remembers the battle of light and dark recorded in the Book of Daniel, a historical event when good Read More
It’s Friday, but Sunday is Coming with Joy
I have JOY, but I am not happy. Does that sound like a contradiction? It all depends on our understanding of JOY and HAPPINESS. The two words are often used as synonyms when the Bible teaches us that they are different. According to our secular definition (Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary), joy and happiness is the emotion evoked Read More
The Advent of Peace
John 14:25-27, “All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give Read More
The Amazing Promise of Christmas Hope
Some of us are tired of all the Christmas commercialism; the frantic pace; the commercialism; the rush; the crowds; lack of parking spaces; a man decided not to go along with the crowd. He chose not to send Christmas cards. He felt that the cards he was thinking about purchasing were too expensive. He felt Read More
God’s Grace
As a young boy, around the age of seven, all I wanted was to be Superman. I can still remember my birthday when I received a red Superman cape. The minute I put on the cape, I knew I was stronger than a locomotive, faster than a speeding bullet, and able to leap over tall Read More
Waiting Is Hoping
When Timex (the watch company) asked people how long they would wait before taking action in a wide variety of situations, researchers discovered that we’ll consent to wait only: Thirteen seconds before, we honk at a car in front of us that’s stopped at a green light. Twenty-six seconds before we silence people who are Read More
Do You love God?
Have you ever asked someone if they loved you? Even if you never asked, no doubt you have wondered, do they love me? When most people hear the question, Do you love God? They may feel guilty, thinking they need to do more for God. But what is first doing or loving? 1 John 4:19, Read More
Today is Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Let me tell you a true story forever etched in my memory. I was driving in our car with the windows down on a warm summer day when suddenly a bee flew in the car window. My son, in the backseat, was terrified that the Bee would sting him. I quickly reached out, grabbed the Read More