The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Staying the CourseAugust 4, 2026 Last week I talked about how life can carry us off to places we would rather not be. Sometimes we have a distorted understanding of who God is and what He expects of us. If you were brought up attending church during your youth, you might Continue Reading…
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Love Thy Neighbor
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Love Thy NeighborJune 23, 2026 We live in a society where there are all kinds of separations between various segments of people, many times based on how much money they have. Whether it is the communities we live in, the stores we shop at, the schools we attend, or the food Continue Reading…
Doers vs. Hearers
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Doers vs. HearersJune 16, 2026 As adults, we sure have learned a lot during our lifetimes. Our learning starts as young kids and even at 66, I am still learning new things every day. Sometimes we learn good things, sometimes we learn not-so-good things and so much of what we absorb Continue Reading…
Radical Change – Is it our Enemy or our Friend?
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Radical Change – Is it our Enemy or our Friend?May 12, 2026 Change is a difficult thing for many of us. I have been recently talking with several leaders about how hard it is to drive change. Many times, we fall into a pattern where we are comfortable and change brings Continue Reading…
Cost vs Reward
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Cost vs RewardMay 5, 2026 Have you ever been asked or decided to change something in your life? Change is not easy. Most people are open to new ideas only when the cost (what I must pay or give) of the idea is lower than the reward. Humans are biologically and Continue Reading…
Life in Community
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Life in CommunityApril 21, 2026 We live in a world that is increasingly focused on the individual. In the past, media and advertisements generally delivered one message for a mass audience. But technology has allowed marketing to advance much further to be individualized based on a very detailed understanding of every Continue Reading…
Finding What is Lost
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Finding What is LostMarch 31, 2026 When we speak of Easter, many times what comes to mind is colored eggs, chocolate bunnies, jellybeans and one of my favorites, the yellow peep chicks. Growing up in New England, Easter marked the beginning of spring, the blooming of all the flowers and trees Continue Reading…
Jesus Knows our Suffering
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Jesus Knows our SufferingMarch 24, 2026 Have you ever found it difficult to relate to someone else’s problems? Sometimes it can be hard to understand another person’s issues in life if we haven’t experienced the issues ourselves. Trauma can have long lasting impacts to how we think and behave and its Continue Reading…
The Human Condition
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: The Human ConditionMarch 17, 2026 Life can be challenging at times. Many of us try to live a good life and do the right thing, but we live in a world where that can be very difficult. Sometimes we are put in situations where making the right choice is good for Continue Reading…
A Different Kind of King
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: A Different Kind of KingMarch 10, 2026 Have you ever been in a situation where you found it difficult to understand someone’s decisions? One of the things that I learned early on in my business life is that if you want to understand why people make certain decisions, you need to Continue Reading…