When Complacency Hits

When Complacency Hits

When Complacency Hits So you see, we are shown to be right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.  James 2:24 NLT Some friends and I enjoyed our coffee on the outdoor patio of a local café when a car alarm went off in the parking lot. We ignored the alarm...
God’s Plan for us

God’s Plan for us

God’s Plan for Us By Mark Shields One summer, in a small group, we decided to do a study on God’s Plan for Us. Below is a summary of our study. You can also click on this link: God’s Plan for Us  to get the summary in a word document that can be read, downloaded and...
When Complacency Hits

Heaven. This Isn’t It!

Heaven. This Isn’t It! The year I turned fifteen, my dad took my older brother and me on a fishing trip to Mexico. But first we had to get to my uncle Bill’s house in Alamogordo, New Mexico. From there we would fly south of the border in his Cessna. I was reared...
The Joy of Walking

The Joy of Walking

The Joy of Walking By Bill Pence As I sit and write this early on a summer morning, I see several people run by our house. I’ve never enjoyed running myself, although many do, but I do very much enjoy walking. Between walking Clara, our two-year-old Alaskan Malamute,...
When Complacency Hits

Treasure! As a boy we played the treasure game

Treasure! As a boy we played the treasure game Luke 12:14 (NIV) 14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Placing something of nominal value in the ground and then developing a game around it. Like many in our day, we grew up poor....