PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE; “Increasing our devotion as we remember their last full measure of devotion!” Most historians agree that the 272 word speech given by President Abraham Lincoln, on November 19, 1863, to dedicate the Battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is one of the greatest speeches of all time. Lincoln said, “The world will little note,…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “FOLLOWING THE LORD IN BAPTISM-KISSING THE SON”. One of the most controversial rock groups since the 1990’s is the rock group Korn. The Chicago Tribune described the group as “perverts, psychopaths, and paranoiacs”. Their heavy metal music and explicit lyrics had earned them quite a reputation-a bad one! But they made news…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: A few years ago, there was a toy manufacturer that was considering making a jigsaw puzzle with pieces that did not fit together, no matter how much you poured over the puzzle, experimented with this combination, or that one, you would NEVER be able to fit all the pieces into the beautiful…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: GENUINE ACCEPTS US-JUST LIKE THAT! David Redding, in his little book Jesus Makes Me Laugh, paints a picture of the Faithful Love of God in vivid imagery. Read the words slowly. Picture the scene he portrays so vividly. “I had a beautiful ram. The poor man next door had a beautiful…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “The Road To…Going…Going…Gone!” A wife came home from Church. The husband, in his easy chair reading the paper, asked what the preacher preached about today. She begins setting lunch on the table, and replies “Sin”. The husband inquired further, “what did he say about it?” His wife replied quite matter-of-factly-“he’s agin’ it!” …