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24 Nov Global Warming Nutjobs
II Peter 3:10 - "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." This week we are having lots of snow and very cold temperatures here in the Pacific Northwest. Last night, when I was leaving the church I thought to myself, "I wish Al Gore was here to warm my car up for me." I am always curious as to why we don't hear very much from all of the global warming advocates during these unseasonable cold snaps.10 Nov Beware!
We are in a battle in Fundamentalism. We are fighting against those who attack the Scriptures. We are fighting against those who attack our Savior. We are fighting against those who attack the Saints. With all of the spiritual battles we face from without, it is a terrible thing to have to fight these battles within. The Bible states in Jude 4, "For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ." I...
08 Nov To Him It Is Sin
James 4:13-17, “Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good,...
31 Oct Why I Hate Halloween
"He observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger" (II Chronicles 33:6). Halloween is an annual celebration, but just what is it actually a celebration of? And how did this peculiar custom originate? Is it, as some claim, a kind of demon worship? Or is it just a harmless vestige of some ancient pagan ritual? In North America, the yearly observance of Halloween amounts to a multi-billion-dollar industry, second only to Christmas...
27 Oct
The longer I live and the longer God allows me to be in a position of leadership, I am ever more convinced that Trust is the main thing in relationships. It doesn't matter if it is a marital one, a workplace one, or a pastoral one, if people can't trust you, your relationship and influence will be damaged if not completely destroyed. I am even of the opinion that trust is more important in these relationships than love is. So be trustworthy...
21 Oct Fun with Sound
My pastor is in town for our missions conference so we have spent most of the afternoon "tweaking" our sound system. It seems like the devil wants to get in it all of the time, so we are trying to figure out ways to keep him at bay. I am thankful for Pastor Wagenschutz's expertise in this area and it will be nice having everything "dialed in" for a bit. Many times, in our churches, has the message or invitation been affected in a negative way because of faulty equipment or user error. If you are gonna have a sound...