Jul 9, 2015 | Sermons
1 Sam. 19:8-10; 20:1-4; 24:8-10; Do you have any enemies? Let me answer that for you. Yes, you do. Some of you have other people as your enemy. It could be a coworker that irritates you every day, a boss that won’t let you move up the ladder, an ex-spouse that...
Jul 9, 2015 | Sermons
1 Samuel 1:1-20 Imagine being aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as it pierced through the atmosphere on its descent back to earth. As the protective shields on its left wing peeled away, heated gas began to find its way into the cockpit. Although the men and women...
Jul 4, 2015 | Blog
People taking a stroll through my parents’ yard would see various kinds of plants, trees, and flowers they have planted over the 41 years they have owned their property. There are many varieties of daylilies, hydrangeas, azaleas, various kinds of roses, marigolds,...
Jun 26, 2015 | Sermons
John 8:1-11 Psychologists tell us that we can feel shame as young as infancy. They notice this in a baby’s facial expressions as a mom steps out of a room for a moment and then back in. As the baby hears the mother coming back into the room, he anticipates making...
Jun 23, 2015 | Blog
I passed a man enjoying some shade under the pecan trees of our church parking lot on my way home for lunch last week. The door of his car was open and he looked to be relaxing and doing some reading. I almost walked by but then I stopped and spoke with him, as I was...