Probably about 5 years ago, Pam and I were challenged with the idea of God giving you a “word” for the new year. Now, this isn’t a prophetic word, as in “this year God told me I should move to Colorado, start a new business, be wildly successful and earn a high six figure salary.” But more like a discipleship focus for the next 12 months. It’s an advance sense of an area God will be developing and refining you…
Dear Family & Friends, As we look back over 2020, God has given us many reasons to REJOICE! Here are a few highlights… “The new house” has become our home. Living in Lancaster County has been peaceful and restful. We love the view of the farm fields out our back window and the clip-clopping of a horse & buggy rolling past our street. Many evenings we take pictures of the vibrant sunsets that fill the sky. It’s fascinating to watch…
“God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’ So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.” Job 37:5-7 Massive storm spanning Ohio Valley to Southeast, bearing down on Northeast ~ Accuweather, December 15, 2020, 9:05 AM So, here we are… awaiting the first significant snowfall of the season. I’m…
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 “What does it mean to ‘walk by the Spirit’”? (Galatians 5:16) My good friend, John Stroud, texted me this question last week as he did his sermon prep on Galatians 5. John and I were partners in ministry for over 10 years and he is now a full time counselor for Grace Ministries and an elder at Mosaic Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. He asked, not…