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18 Oct

Posted at 20:26h in Uncategorized by

I am looking forward to our annual missions conference that begins this Wednesday at Berean Baptist Church.  We are having my pastor, Mark Wagenschutz from Twin Ports Baptist Church in Superior, Wisconsin as our main speaker.  He will be preaching each evening of the meeting and I am excited to have my pastor here.  Also joining us this year will be two church planting missionaries to Washington State, Dennis Fountain Jr. to Moses Lake, WA and Andy Arrants to Burien, WA.  We will also be having Lance Hohenstreet, with Rock of Ages Prison Ministry during the conference. I pray that we...

18 Oct

Posted at 00:15h in Church by

The Bible states in Ecclesiastes 11:1-6, "Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.  Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the...

15 Oct

Posted at 23:23h in Church by

It was my privilege to spend the last few days is Albuquerque, NM at the New Mexico Christian School Association's 5th Annual Educator's Conference.  I was invited to be the keynote speaker for this event and had a wonderful time.  From Wednesday to Friday afternoon I spoke a total of 11 times and I am at the airport getting ready to head back to Seattle and I am surprisingly not that tired.  It is always fun to travel and meet new pastors and churches and I am grateful to be able to support the Christian school movement in our country....

29 Sep

Posted at 23:47h in Uncategorized by

The Bible states in Ephesians 4:16, "From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase o the body unto the edifying of itself in love. As our church was recently going through a Prayer Revival Meeting with Dr. Benny Beckum, something dawned on me.  Each night (as most pastors do) I looked around the auditorium and took inventory of who was not in attendance.  I pray that everyone in our church would come to the services when the church doors are...

10 Sep

Posted at 16:02h in Church by

As I was getting ready to take the kids to school this morning and was watching our President’s press conference, I was quickly reminded how much I despise politics.  I know that it is a necessary evil, but feel it is more evil than necessary lately.   I am tired of the lies, lies, and more lies.  I hope that conservative Christians will get out and vote their values this November.  My only solace is that God is in control and that all authority comes from Him.  I don’t know what God’s purpose in all of this is, but I do...

31 Aug

Posted at 17:59h in Church by

I can't remember whose quote this is, but it has resonated with me a lot lately.  One of the greatest things I have learned in ministry and in my life as a Christian is that I need to forgive.  I won't take the time to list the multitude of Scriptures pertaining to forgiveness, but will say that it is a foundational truth in the Word of God.  I have hurt a lot of people in my day and have been hurt many times myself.  I have asked for forgiveness and I have forgiven.  But as much as we feel that...

25 Aug

Posted at 18:10h in Church by

As I was praying this morning, I reflected upon the sad fact that most people don't pray as much and effectively as they should.  Not only are the needs in people's lives more pressing it seems, but our walks with the Lord are adversely effected when we don't pray.  I am excited about our upcoming Prayer Revival with Bro. Benny Beckum...