Sermon Soundoffs

“I’m calling to disinvite you to the fair.” We were in the northwestern state of WA after serving at Onion Days when I heard those words. It was an unforgettable call from a disgruntled pastor in Payson, UT who didn’t like a decision we’d made! About 10 times over the years, we have been blessed…

“High 5:00” Texting unexpectedly came in more frequently and with more urgency … “We need to meet before you leave.”  “You must come at 5 pm.” We’d packed our rig and stopped truck and trailer to visit Jesse the treasurer and confirm with him about a desired meeting with church leadership that was to take…

I really don’t like being a nay-sayer. I like being a YEA-sayer! 🙂 “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen…” (2 Corinthians 1:20) I recently saw this post on Facebook, which on the surface sounds good. However, when I thought about it and read it more closely, I…

This unique post is shared as a Biblical response to wrongdoing, taken from the examples given to us in the Word of God, namely the writings of apostles Paul and John.  This poem is an accurate representation of what actually happened in 2020, and we sincerely care and pray for the individuals involved.  We read…

In our last FBI Bible study group session, we looked at 2 Timothy 2:16 and one of the warning texts where Paul instructed one of his spiritual sons, Timothy:  “But shun profane and vain babblings…”  In breaking down the word “profane,” we saw that it means to “walk over a boundary or threshold in violation.”…