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My friend Kevin recently cut his finger on the tip of his thumb. He explained that he was weeding in his backyard and as he went to grab a weed, there was an old piece of glass sticking up and he jammed his finger into it causing a pretty bloody cut. Of course, storie... Keep Reading

Goss Memorial Church's VBS will begin this Sunday evening ((July 7) and run through Thursday (July 11). This post is not a wide plea for help. Instead consider this an encouragement to embrace what happens in week long ministry efforts as special opportunities for our... Keep Reading

Genesis 29 They don’t call it “Falling” in Love for Nothing Something about a beautiful woman makes a man fall hard.  If he loses her, he lands hard, and sometimes his brokenness never heals.  Even the great men in the Bible dea... Keep Reading

I heard about a man named Monty Roberts who earned the nickname, “the Horse whisperer.” He developed a new way of working with horses that wasn’t cruel or time intensive. The traditional way of breaking a horse was to tie a horses leg to a post and f... Keep Reading

Have you ever thought about why prayer is difficult? Today a few thoughts about how churches struggle when it comes to gathering for prayer. 1. Prayer is not exciting. Well, it is, but it's not. How's that for talking out of both sides of my mouth? Prayer, communica... Keep Reading

If I asked: "Do you believe prayer works?" most believers would answer "yes".  A similar question about an area of our spiritual development where we struggle most would probably reveal "prayer" as a common answer. So, we believe in it, but we struggle with it ... Keep Reading

Acts 9:1-31 The Two Types of Biblical Call If we name Jesus as Lord, we have been called by God into his family.  The Apostle Paul describes our calling to faith this way: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, fo... Keep Reading

Maybe you read the title of this with great interest. Maybe the problem has touched your life little. Maybe you battle greatly, or someone you know concerns you. Maybe the Spirit has brought about great self control.  Either, let me encourage you: with God's hel... Keep Reading

I recently had my car totaled at no fault of my own. I was near to paying off the car and, if averages hold true, I would have had that car for another 7 or 8 years without any car payment. Another one of my friends was in a hit and run and, unfortunately, he was not ... Keep Reading

Do you recognize the phrase in the title? Did your mind immediate fix onto a Scripture passage, or did you start scanning your memory? Do you accept it as a nice phrase, but wonder where it came from?  Did you think of a wedding? Love hopes all things. Let ... Keep Reading