I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ~Psalm 139:14 I have a great friend that I love to spend time with. He is sensitive, intelligent, considerate and thoughtful. He is wise, spiritual and prayerful. When you talk with him, he focuses completely on you, like you are the only person in the world. But, I have a problem with him. He is so considerate, so kind and…
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 42:1-2 It’s no secret that being a pastor is not the most physically demanding job in the world. Not that public speaking, counseling, teaching, studying and other pastoral duties aren’t rigorous in their own way, but it doesn’t exactly give you six-pack abs… or big biceps for that matter. When you sit in an air-conditioned office most…
The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the…
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain ofwhat we do not see. ~Hebrews 11:1 For we live by faith, not sight. ~2 Corinthians 5:7 Are the cicadas out at your house? They’re at mine, in fullforce. Here at the church in the little wooded section adjacent to my office there is a low but very strong whistling sound all day and night. Pastor Paul with his flair for science fiction was convinced that it was…
All of you are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God—your leaders and chief men, your elders and officials, and all the other men of Israel. Deuteronomy 29:10 There’s this interesting little phrase that continues to repeat itself throughout the Old Testament. I’ve been reading through the book of Joshua in my personal Bible reading and kept running across it, so I decided to do a little exploration. The phrase is “the presence of the LORD.” Basically, for the believer in the Old…
And [the servant] bowed down his head and worshipped the LORD and said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” Genesis 24:26-27 (NKJV) Abraham’s servant had an almost impossible task- find a suitable and pleasing bride for his master’s only son, heir to the family fortune and one of the founders of the nation of Israel. Even…
Tuesday/Wednesday/ThursdayReport Several members of our team have been going to West Haven orphanage each day. This is a facility for the developmentally disabled- whether physically or mentally. Four years ago Bob Klima, a Christian lawyer from Manassas with a passion for the disabled traveled with GLCC to Jamaica and encountered West Haven. God stirred him deeply and he answered God’s call to make a difference. He has since established a non-profit corporation, Children with Disabilities Fund International (https://thecdfi.org) which has almost…
2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us: “Be reconciled to God!” This past Saturday Justin, Katelyn (10 years old) and I were running some errands when I noticed that our minivan was almost out of fuel. When we stopped at a local Exxon to get some gas, I observed that it had been a while since the van had been washed- road salt and splash from the last snow event…
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9 I think I have a bit of Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD). It starts in the fall when the days shorten and continues through the winter months. I often feel moody, depressed, sluggish, irritable, anti-social and have difficulty focusing on tasks (even more so…
Jesus said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:38 As many of you know, GLCC has connected with and been praying for Pastor Tim Kuhn and Faith at Newtown, a small evangelical church serving the community of Newtown, CT. Here is a portion of his most recent prayer letter. Dear Friends, Since my last update, just a month ago, life has changed here in CT in unmistakable ways. People still cannot wrap their mind around the horrific tragedy in Sandy Hook. …