Following God often means a journey into uncertain seas. We delay for a season as we wait to feel more certain and safer. Take the first step forward. The next step will be easier, and the step after that easier still. You are never safer than when in the will of God. In fact, you Read More
Pastor Steve
Navigating the RIGHT Direction (Part One)
It’s significant that in Scripture, wisdom is often associated with a path, road, or direction. Are you going in the right direction? Are you living off-road? Do you know where you are on the map? What’s your compass? How do you navigate? Living the right way is less about information than orientation. All the global Read More
Learning from Failure
We all fail, yet we fear failure so much it can stop us from stepping out on faith and trusting the Lord for the results. The statistical facts suggest that failure is a common, almost universal, experience: 75 percent of venture-capital-backed start-ups fail 40 percent of CEOs don’t last eighteen months. 81 percent of new Read More
What’s Happening to the Post-Pandemic Church?
The answer is we don’t know, and there is a lot that we do not know. We do not know the size of the church. We speak of attendance in terms of B.C. (Before COVID). We are trying to figure out who will come back and who will not. We don’t even know what church Read More
What Are Emotionally Healthy People Like? (Part two)
Did you know that we have an EQ (Emotional Intelligence)? This is different from our IQ (Intellectual Intelligence). We can measure both types of intelligence. Our IQ tends to be static, while our EQ is dynamic. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to manage your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you. There Read More
The Church Is a Family
We have been through so much over the past two-plus years. We have lived through a pandemic and continue to live with Covid variants. We have watched the sad, painful tragedy of over a million people who have lost their lives because of Covid. We have, and we are, facing the turmoil and violence in Read More
How to Trust God in Difficult Times
Life is not predictable, and there are ups and downs along the path. Many of us want to trust God. When times are good, it can feel easier. But when times feel difficult, it is even more important to trust God. God’s unchanging character, the fact that He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow Read More
The Bull Moose Principle
Our health and strength depend on wise “spiritual” nutrition. The food we eat is assimilated into our bodies and becomes our nails, skin cells, and blood. In the same way, what we are becoming—spiritually is what we feed on and put into our minds. Have you heard of the bull-moose principle? I was reading an Read More
The Resurrection Gives Us Hope
We Have More Hope Than Anyone Else. We had an amazing Easter weekend. We started with Passover. We celebrated, worshipped, danced, read the Word, learned, and eat Passover food. We ended on a fantastic Sunday, Resurrection Day. But the Good News is that there is still more to the Resurrection. For our devotional, you are Read More
Is the Resurrection of Jesus FACT or FICTION?
Who or what are you going to put your hope in for the afterlife? Jesus Christ said in John 11:25, “I am the Resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” Consider the fact that all religions claim the idea of “revelation.” Buddhism asserts that it has received Read More