Steve

Better to Give?

“It is more blessed to give than receive.” These are words that we hear often during the Christmas season. However, whenever I hear it, I usually have this little “cringy” sort of thing in the back of my neck. (No. “Cringy” isn’t a word, but it’s …

Quiet – The Internet Can’t Do This

Quiet – The internet doesn’t do quiet. It’s good for a lot of things, but quiet is not one of them. The internet overflows with information. It is loud and noisy. It’s a million voices. It’s full of people. (Many who would never be so obnoxious …

Handle It

“God won’t give me anything I can’t handle.” – Ugh! I hate it when I hear this statement. I don’t think Noah could have handled the flood without God’s intervention and instruction. Moses wouldn’t have gotten Israel out of Egypt without the plagues that God …

Ruth Sermons

I had the opportunity to preach through the book of Ruth over the last few weeks @ Grace Bible Church. In my preparations I listened to sermons by Voddie Bachaum, David Platt, Alistair Begg, and Mark Driscoll. Much of what I shared comes form these …

Snitches

Student: “Snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches Mr Corn….and I ain’t no snitch.” The phrase just hung in the air and the class was silent. What should I say? If no one in the class comes clean, then someone got away with it. …

Lost

Surrounded by strangers, my mind raced. . . .she’s not here? My heart sank. I went into denial. She has to be here. There’s nowhere else she can be. My heart sank deeper. No. It can’t be. No! No. No. No. My baby is missing. …

Lowering the Bar

I was inspired by a friend (Denice Lambert) who posted this on facebook: J: What do you want these boys to wear? Me: They already dressed themselves. They sort of match and their clothes don’t have any holes or stains. J: So those are the …

Angelfire Ski Trip 2015

Mom took us on an incredible ski trip for Spring Break again. Here’s a highlght video with a slide show at the end.

rePost – Wise Men

Wise Men (Matthew 2:1-12) still seek Him. Here’s some interesting stuff I’ve learned about them: Three distinctive actions of the Wise Men: (From an old message by Greg Matte.) 1. They left home to worship Jesus. Willing to get out of their comfort zones and …

Shepherds Sermon Notes

Luke 2:8-20 says: 8 In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Most scholars agree that the time of Jesus’ birth was probably not Dec 25th. In his commentary, Adam Clarke suggests a fall time …