Posts from 2016

Posts from 2016

Jesus is our Match

Last Sunday the church I serve hosted a “Be the Match” bone marrow drive.  We have an amazing young man who is a great husband, father, and friend who needs a bone marrow transplant.  So, the church stepped up…and many from the community came and swabbed their cheeks and agreed to be a bone marrow donor if they “matched” this young man or anyone else who might need a transplant in the future.  The turnout was amazing.  We were told…

The Least of These

I had the great privilege this week of preaching to a group of people in the downtown area of the community I live in.  Many of these people are down on their luck, homeless, and in great need.  They, in my opinion, embody what Jesus referred to as the “least of these” in Matthew 25.  On Tuesday and Thursday night they can come and get some free food, get out of the cold, and hopefully hear a message of hope.…

Longing for Renewed Love

I was about to walk into a meeting last week when I noticed someone waiting in our office area.  I didn’t know who he was, I had never seen him before but I could tell he wanted to talk.  So, I put my other meeting on hold and introduced myself.  What I found out was that he had been eating at a local fast food restaurant when he ran into one of the members that attends the church I serve.…