Faith And Good Works What does it Mean to us this Christmas? Part 1
Faith And Good Works What does it Mean to us this Christmas? Part 1 This is the first part in what I hope to be several posts over this advent season. This all started when I started reading a series of messages from Martin Luther on advent so I decided to take down...
Christians need to tell their story because it is the story of God’s redemption
Christianity is the story of God's redemption. The Christian narrative begins with the fall of humanity, which was due to the first man and woman's disobedience to God's command not to eat from the tree of knowledge. This disobedient act resulted in sin entering into...
How Should A Christian Handle Trauma
I know this is a longer post because this is something dear to my heart; hopefully, you can learn something from this. There is a reason why the Bible instructs Christians to "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let...
How Pastors Struggle With Mental Health
Intro: For me, it started with a simple message in Facebook messenger. Someone I barely knew was reaching out to me and asked if we could have lunch and if I could help them learn more about our town. Of course, I knew this was not why he wanted to meet. I will never...
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How Would Jesus Respond to the Tornado in Washington Illinois
I have debated on whether to right this or not as I know that some will take it and twist what I am about to say into something that it is not. However, right now I need some quiet from all of the noise and to do this often times I find the best outlet is writing....
Bad Days Better – Bad Days Better
You have made my day Even in stormy weather I’m dancing in all the rain Cause you make bad days… Great is the way When you come to mind I am smiling ear to ear Sweet thoughts of you I’m always in the mood To twirl around with you While it’s raining Even if it’s a...
One Crazy Ride. Tornados and PICUs
One of my good friends used to tell me that if he did not know me he would think I made up all of my stories. If you know me then you know I have gone through many different experiences in life. Some of which have greatly tested my faith and others that are...
Getting Your Own Logo through Zillion Designs
I wanted to take a few minutes a blog something that is just a little different from my normal time. If you have been following my blog you know that I have recently become the pastor at First Baptist Washington in Washington Illinois. As with any position I quickly...