Sometimes we need a little cleaning in our lives. You know, our spirit needs to be washed which brings about a closeness and a holiness that only God can provide.
However, in our humanness, we sometimes forget to come to the Lord for that cleansing we so desperately need and which He so adequately provides. [...]

The last two weeks have been something. A Thanksgiving for the ages!I’d like to tell you a brief story about 3 of my friends. Really, three stories. One is from California and the other two live here in Eugene.Curt is 41 years old, married with 2 great kids ages 8 & 5. Curt is a [...]

So this morning after my rep class down at the gym I decided to treat myself to a Starbucks. I’ll do this occasionally after my a.m. workout and treat myself to a latte or an Americano, etc. And i go Venti! It’s a way of rewarding myself for being so disciplined. Yeah right.
Anyways, so, the [...]

Last Sunday the congregation voted to sell a major portion of the church property. Yep, the Sanctuary & Education Building will soon be up for sale! Without going into great detail here this action will allow Emerald to be more financially & ministerially viable. We will retain the Fellowship Center and the two houses which [...]

Several months ago Josh turned me on to a blog site that recently posted a thought about the church. Since this is a subject we have discussed here, at length I might add, I thought it was worth sharing here. I think he’s right on!

so i used to be this big “house church” guy
really thought [...]

I haven’t blogged much over the past several months. Oh a tidbit here and there but nothing of any personal matter or anything of great substance. This is partly because while I have so much to share I haven’t really processed my thoughts in any comprehendable manner. And I still haven’t as it’s sometimes difficult [...]

In one of the blogsites I subscribe to ysmarko Mark Oestreicher, a Youth Specialties worker, shares this. I think it’s fun and I invite you to play along. I’ll share my list later as I’m still thinking about it.
my friend paul posted about his “never gonna happen” dinner picks. according to his rules:
…invite 6 [...]

This week I was asked a rather serious question about the sin that can never be forgiven. You know, the pericope (Matthew 12:22-37) where Jesus heals a demon possessed man and the people wonder aloud “Could this be the Son of David, the Messiah?” The Pharisees, upon hearing about the miracle, give the credit to [...]

I recently received an email from a friend who thought I might enjoy the story. I did and wanted to share with you. I hope you find truth in these words.
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional
Sales convention in Chicago. They had assured their wives that
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A woman called the other day, from another church, and asked if we (our church) might join them in helping feed the hungry and reaching out to the homeless at the local soup kitchen. I politely let them know that they can do their own thing while we do ours. While they are doing a [...]