by Marianne Legg of Grace Communion Melbourne shared this with us on 12/11/20: 2 Cor. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Mercies and God of all comfort. This scripture had me thinking about how Jesus as our example “comforted” people when...
by Jay Richiuso Many of us who have been called to Jesus were, prior to this calling, searching for the answer as to why we are here on this earth. What is our purpose? Is there a purpose? Are we just a cosmic accident? Or is there indeed...
by Steve Schantz What does it mean for something or someone to glorify God? An eagle lives out its glory by soaring on wingtip far above the landscape to feed her young nesting atop a 100 foot pine. Clouds glorify God by a shear beauty displayed against a sunset through a rainbow...
When we moved to the Sunshine state in 1988, our two children were very small- and without a pet. Though the Gator is Florida’s official reptile, there’s a much smaller and more plentiful little guy that crosses our path daily. Those tiny lizards we see everywhere… Scurrying beneath our feet...
Dear Church family, I don’t know about you, but as we make final preparations for Thanksgiving tomorrow I am keenly aware of living in the midst of two seasons. One season, the season of gratitude, finds its culmination tomorrow as we gather around a table of some sort, to celebrate...
Hello Church family, This week the entire Christian world directs its’ attention to the events of Jesus’ last week of life on earth. By the end of this week in history, our savior will pour out his life in one final act of self-sacrifice on the cross, and then...
Should A Christian Participate in Christmas / Easter? Many have questioned what relationship ancient and present ways of worship engaged in by pagans have to do with Christian practice and liturgy today. For a long time in my life I believed (and taught as a Church Pastor) that any celebration...
The Milk of Human Kindness “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38 NIV) by Pastor Steve Schantz Someone could...
Wash Before Using By Pastor Steve Schantz Rom 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who...
Laughing With Church Lady by Pastor Steve Schantz Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”...