My Masters Program post course project included hosting four sessions of services focusing on Jesus' last week on earth. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and ends with the Crucifixion. The components of the week that I prepared included a foot washing service, communion, Peter versus Judas, a candle lighting services, the burning of our …
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Every year, the conference stories are amazing that I am surprised to be surprised by them again. This year, I have answered our secondary line a lot so I have had the privilege of hearing the testimonies from previous years first hand. A woman called in to buy 5 tickets for the Power of Friendship …
Last night, Bobbye and I had the Power of Friendship Volunteer meeting and then we went straight into Bible study. Sometimes we teach together and sometimes we teach apart. I had a message prepared for Joshua 3 but knew during the homework question and answer time that the message was more for me than for …
It's been 2 weeks since I heard Pastor Norm Shoemaker give his devotional on seeking the face of God and yet, I cannot stop thinking and praying about it. It's funny how a 10 minute devotional can penetrate my heart for days when I might forget the point of an hour message by lunch time …
We had a low attendance at Bible Study tonight...I blame it on Valentines! But for those of us who did attend, we studied Joshua 2 on Rahab. How kind of the Lord to allow the study of Rahab to be on Valentines Day. Regardless of her previous occupation and reputation, the Lord gave her a …
the ministry is a great haven for the workaholic and the sloth. Balance does not come easily in any occupation. Pray for Wisdom.
There has been much speculation of why God the Father would send His beloved Son to the Cross? Was it some sadist method to appease an angry Father? How would God who is known to be loving be so cruel to His own Son who happened to be sinless in every regard? Shouldn't it have …
Pastor Norm Shoemaker gave a remarkable devotional one morning last week. He proposed that if the birth of the church was at Pentecost, then the conception of the church was at the cross of Christ. In John 19:26-27, the Scriptures say, "When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, …
Me, go back to school? Well, that is exactly what I did. I applied for the Master of Ministry's Program at Point Loma Nazarene University and got in on 12.12.12 at noon. I know all those 12's must be significant in some way... My first week of class just ended and I have to say …
Blogging is like prayer journaling. I tend to only write when struggling to push off that dark cloud of depression lurking over me. This morning, I found myself reading through some of the Psalms like 55-58. David expresses that people were against him and he was alone. He continued to say “I will put my …
