There’s an old chorus we like to sing at our church: From the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, the name of the …
Check Your Joy
We know God wants us to be holy and also to be loving to others (1 Peter 1:16; 1 John 4:7) But do we remember that God wants us to …
Rain Drops Keep Falling
God blessed last week at our annual Soccer Camp Vacation Bible School. We had great a turnout of campers AND workers, including a …
Love Thy Neighbor
The Good Samaritan story may be so familiar we have forgotten its importance. Pastor Matt Cumberland preached a sermon recently on …
A Grand Hope
A couple weeks ago my wife and I attended a Detroit Tigers’ baseball game. The Tigers are in last place, so it was no surprise …
Sing and Rejoice!
Singing competitions are all the rave today. Whether on prime-time television or at local fairgrounds, you can hear talented …
Jesus: Our Great God and Savior
Last week I visited my friend and brother-in-law, Chris. “Dr. Chris,” I call him, now that he has his Ph.D. in New Testament …
Mother’s Day & A Mallard Duck
This Sunday is Mothers’ Day, and there’s a real-life example of motherhood in our outdoor church flower box. There a Mallard Duck …
Too Many Words
Do you talk too much? I know I do. When in a conversation, I’m often not listening to the other person, but thinking of what I’m …
The Unedited Gospel
A picture’s worth a thousand words—especially if the picture has been doctored to look better than the original. I recently saw a …
