Child-like Faith

This spring a mother robin built a nest on the railing of our front porch. Within two days, three little blue eggs appeared and less than two weeks after that, three tiny baby birds pecked their way out of the shells. 
 
They were hungry little beggars from the very first day. Whenever our front [...]

“Managing Expectations God’s Way”
 
When a person does pretty much the exact same thing over and over again for a very long time, soon what that person does, becomes natural and instinctive.  Meaning, they do things without really thinking about them or thinking through what they’re doing.  I believe the same also applies to a large [...]

Christian vs. Christ Follower
Did you know that the term “Christian” is a fairly modern term? Meaning, if we went back in time, walked up to the Apostle Peter, Matthew or Paul and said, “Hi, I’m a ‘Christian,’” do you think they would know what we’re referring to or talking about? My guess is that they [...]

Inherently, and I believe most of the time unintentionally, we make it really tough on ourselves to witness to others and we make it really hard on others to understand what we’re talking about. So what does the Bible have to say about this? Well, Matthew 4:19 states this: “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and [...]

In John 10:22-39 we see Jesus again being confronted by the people He came to save.  Within this text, the people of the day asked Jesus to reveal Himself, demanding to know if He was the “Messiah” or not.  In response, Jesus states that “I and the Father are one”.  Of course, the people did [...]

Miss Eileen Sather, a 70 plus year young missionary and teacher recently blessed us with her presence and wisdom again at Creekside Community Church.  In normal form, Miss Eileen came prepared with a host of visual aids to help both students and the adults gain a deeper knowledge in what it means to have a [...]

Have you ever noticed that many of the victories in life come from some of the smallest of decisions?  For example, to an addict, it’s finally deciding to say no, no more…followed up with more small decisions of saying no every time there’s a temptation.  For a married couple, it’s deciding, “I’ll never divorce or [...]