Jun 4, 2016 | Blog
Jesse and Jessica Phillips have not even reached their mid twenties. They have been married less than three years. Yet they have set out on an adventure that has taken them far away from their New Sharon, Iowa home. They are now missionaries in Africa. Many people...
Apr 22, 2016 | Blog
Not long after I arrived at Trinity Baptist Church in 1996, I had a big decision to make. Henry Peabody, a Liberian, had asked me in a letter to help him get out of the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana and come to the United States to get an education. I’d met Henry at...
Apr 9, 2016 | Blog
The prophet Hosea boldly told the people of his day that God was tired of being placated by their symbolic measures of worship. Instead he told them: “I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings”...
Mar 27, 2016 | Blog
Recently I’ve been letting go of some things. I sold a Harley motorcycle, my 65 Ford Comet, my 4-wheeler, and my Mohammed Ali and Rocky posters. O.K, so those last two items didn’t bring as much money as the first three. In fact, I was a little insulted that the...
Mar 24, 2016 | Blog
Each month our church staff leads chapel for nearly 70 children at our church day preschool. We typically divide up responsibilities, but honestly, my role is usually minimal. I might do a prayer or a welcome. However, I’m always there because I love seeing...
Feb 28, 2016 | Blog
Seventy-five-year old Vivian Davis is constantly looking for ways to help people who are in need. People who know this drop items off at her home because they know she will get them into the right hands. Despite knee replacement surgery, she has traveled to Togo and...
