God’s Presence — My Happy Place

God’s presence truly is my happy place. And the good news is, God is omnipresent, so God’s presence is all around me. However, experiencing His presence in all its fullness takes practice. Years ago I read a book written by a 17th century monk called “Practicing the...

The Diamond Tree

by Pastor Gareth Lowe of Every Nation Berlin 1 Samuel 6:12 Then the cows went straight up toward Beth Shemesh, keeping on the road and LOWING ALL THE WAY; they did not turn to the right or to the left. The book of 1 Samuel tells a fascinating story. Israel had fallen...

ROLLING THE DICE ON THE WILL OF GOD

I’m not much of a gambler, which is a good thing I guess because I’m a pastor, but I have participated in “Bible roulette” a time or two. You know that thing you do when you’re not sure what to read in your bible or ask God a question like a Crazy 8 ball and then...

Thank You: God’s Password

One of the many things I am thankful for is that I have a direct line to God. When I ask for direction in what I should do he answers me, sometimes quicker than others, but he is always there ready to direct my steps. And just the other day as I was doing my morning...

The Voice

Season 16 of NBC’s hit TV series “The Voice” has just begun with the Blind Auditions. While I hope you all tune in (my wife swears she is boycotting this season though. We’ll see if she can resist!) what I’m really wondering is – how are you doing at tuning into...

Miracles, Faith in God, and Laying on of Hands

by: Pastor Ron Lewis I’ll never forget the day Giovanni and his girlfriend showed up at our church office to share some gut-wrenching news. Ydira, only 32 years old, had been diagnosed with stage five cancer and according to the oncologist was likely going to die. The...