Pastor Jeff’s Blog

You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. – James 1:19 A couple of weeks ago I was out with a friend. We […]

Your attitude should be the kind that was shown us by Jesus Christ, who, though he was God, did not demand and cling to his rights as God, but laid […]

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. – Genesis 1:27 At the first modern […]

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said. – Matthew 4:19 Jesus never said, “Be like me.” Being transformed into the likeness of Jesus is the work of the Holy Spirit. If you’ve […]

“Then a Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine […]

Do not judge… – Luke 6:37 I watched as dozens of bank swallows swooped above the water like a troop of acrobats, eating the insects that hovered on the lake’s […]

“Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is […]

Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak…. – James 1:19 It happened again. I was talking with a friend and brought up something I’d been struggling with. Without […]

Our parents sinned and are no more, and now we’re paying for the wrongs they did. – Lamentations 5:7 It is human nature to resist pain. We repress negative emotions. […]

“I can’t wait until things get back to normal.” I’ve uttered those words dozens of times in the past 10 months. I want to be able to go out to […]