Where Sunday's Message Meets Everyday Life

  • Dominican Republic Mission Trip – Day Six

    Last night we got some rain, so I did not have the chance to log on and blog … so this will of necessity be brief. The work went along very well. We can come to a stopping point on Pastor Alberto’s house that will not disrupt his family life for the next two weeks… Continue reading

  • Dominican Mission Trip – Day 5

    I begin with a confession. I have been misspelling “Batey” all week. For those who didn’t notice, “Batey” is not spelled “Batay.” Oh, well, if that’s the worst I do, I shouldn’t complain. This will be short since I am tired. We finished the trusses today for the church roof. The ladies are almost finished… Continue reading

  • Dominican Republic Mission Trip – Day Four

    It was a beautiful day in the DR. Mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 80s and a good breeze off the water. We started with a simple breakfast featuring strong coffee and fresh fruit, then we headed to La Hoya to worship in a church building that was partially built by a previous… Continue reading

  • Dominican Republic Mission – Day Three

    It was a good and tiring day. After a hearty breakfast we headed out to Batay 7 to continue the previous day’s work. Good progress was made on the addition onto Pastor Alberto’s house. That means a lot of block was laid by both skilled and unskilled workers! We also had lots of willing little… Continue reading

  • Dominican Republic Trip – Day 2

    We got off to an easy start today. Because of the long travel day yesterday, we took our time getting going. It was not time wasted. We fellowshiped over a good breakfast (the pineapple and papaya are great!) After our devotion and some discussion of the day, we loaded on the bus for a 45… Continue reading

  • Dominican Republic Trip – Day 1

    Just celebrated communion at the ATL airport. Excited about what the Lord is going to do! Continue reading

  • Confronting Envy

    The story is told of two shopkeepers who were bitter rivals. Their stores were across the street from one another, and they spent their days sitting in the doorway keeping track of who had the most customers. If one got a customer, he would smile in triumph at the other. One night an angel appeared… Continue reading

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  • Run for Your Life!

    As the Apostle Paul wrote to his younger protégé Timothy, he gives him some divinely inspired wisdom that we would all do well to heed.  “Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” (2 Timothy 2:22) The Bible doesn’t… Continue reading

  • Can we trust our Bibles?

    As the Lord gave the children of Israel His commands on how they were to relate to one another and to Him, He added this caution:  “Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you” (Deuteronomy 4:2).  It was important that God’s Word… Continue reading

  • The Church – part seven

    When we began planning for our first church building, we committed to a simple idea – excellence without excess.  Our desire was to build a functional, attractive facility but not one which was flamboyant or ornate.  Our priority was to have a beautiful church, but we wanted to make sure that we never confused the… Continue reading