Our Manger scene that we have used over the last 4 years needed to be replaced. So Kim and I built and put up a new one – a silhouette manger scene. Original Manger Scene Assembling the new Manger The lights behind Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus, create the silhouette
Jesus Is The Reason For The Season. It is so easy to get caught up in the busyness of the Christmas Season that we forget the real reason for why we celebrate Christmas…and that is the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus, let me …
Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— Last week I posted “What Are You Thankful For?” and it really got me thinking; “What am I truly thankful for?” My initial answer was like many of yours; spouse, kids, family, church, …
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, I was reminiscing about a childhood Thanksgiving dinner that I attended at a friends house. They had a little tradition where they passed an empty basket around the table and when the …
Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will. Recently I heard someone share some statistics about Christians and I was shocked. Basically, it showed that there was little difference …
Exodus 14:13-14 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” The Israelites who had just left Egypt, were now scared and terrified. Pharoah’s entire army was after them. …
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. STOP being “wishy-washy”. STOP acting one way on Sunday and another way on Monday. STOP being intimidated. STOP trying “not-to-offend”. STOP being a “part-time” Christian. The world we live …
Like many of you, we did experience some damage; trees and fences have fallen over, along with some damage to our aging barns. Some of our backdrop at the crosses blew away and the winds caused the crosses to lean. BUT… not a single cow or calf were hurt and not a single letter from …
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am …
Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid? The answer to Psalm 27:1 is “Nobody”. David, who wrote much of the book of Psalms, through his experiences as a shepherd, a soldier, and as a king, whole heartedly believed that God was his …