A cowboy from Oklahoma had been in Kansas City seeing things he had never even imagined. He went back to Oklahoma with this message for his friends, “Everything’s up to date in Kansas City; they’ve gone about as far as they can go!” He then proceeded to describe just how far they had gone. He more »

The following is a true story that emerged from a championship college women’s softball game between Western Oregon and Central Washington in 2008. Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky was small; physically not the kind of player that was capable of generating much power at the plate. In fact, she had never hit a home run more »

Beginning in September you will be seeing offering envelopes in the pews on Communion Sundays marked, “The Phoebe Fund.” Which might lead you to ask, “Who is Phoebe?” When I hear that name, the first person who comes to mind is Lisa Kudrow’s character on the old “Friends” sit-com. It’s not that Phoebe. Maybe there more »

An old saying states, “An expectation is a premeditated resentment.” Many of us expect the church to be a place of unwavering harmony and then feel resentful when that expectation is disappointed. But did you know that much of what is written in the New Testament Epistles addressed problems and conflicts in the early churches? more »

Jesus had a knack for never being where you’d expect to find him. He always seemed to be hanging around on the wrong side of the tracks, with tax collectors, prostitutes and other sinners. Finally, they crucified him, a death sentence that the Romans used to punish the worst criminals. Which meant a Cross was more »

The Apostle Paul said as much when he declared, “If Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain, and your faith has been in vain” (1 Cor. 15:14). The reason for this is that Christ’s resurrection not only gives us hope for eternal life, but it also confirms that what Jesus more »

Membership builds strong bodies: Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 Corinthians 12:27)