I have a story I’d like to share that comes from Carla Grace, that’s rather heartwarming. It reminds us that miracles happen all around us, all the time. We should be thankful! Two years ago in downtown Denver my friend, Scott, and I saw something tiny and insignificant change the world, but no one else […]
Scripture & Thought Psalm 27:4 “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Habakkuk 2:3 “Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Sometimes the longer we wait for a promise from God to be fulfilled; the more glorious is His answer. […]
Let’s keep “keeping on” as we journey the road of this Lenten season. God is at work! His Spirit is moving all over the place, and we have been experiencing the outpouring of His Spirit in our services! May God help us to stay sensitive to His leading and promptings in our lives, that He […]
Scripture & Thought John 1:3 “We are telling you about what we ourselves have actually seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.” “Christian Fellowship” – What does that mean? We know what “Christian” means. But what does “Fellowship” […]
How are you doing with your Lenten commitments so far? I pray that you are experiencing blessed days on your individual Lenten journey. Just being available to let the Lord use you as you live your life is an amazing blessing. He shows up in the most interesting places and times! It is a great […]
I’m glad that with God’s help I can choose to see others in a new light, and trust that God will help me to extend His grace to those who may think and look at things differently than I. That is what I am working on through my journey during this Lenten season. What are […]
Scripture & Thought Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” This season of Lent raises for us the idea […]
Scripture & Thought Matthew 7:11 (NKJV) “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” Notice these words from John Wesley’s journal: “My horse was very lame, and my head did ache […]
Scripture & Thought 2 Peter 1:3 “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” Philip Dormer Stanhope was the 4th Earl of Chesterfield. History remembers him as Lord Chesterfield. In his book, Letters to His Son, Chesterfield wrote these […]
One thing that makes every human being who is alive on this earth equal to one another is the set time that we have to spend on this planet. Our earthly life clock is always ticking away and before we know it a lifetime will have passed us by. It is for this reason that […]
Scripture & Thought 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promises, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” Pamela McQuade: “Of all the promises we make and break, perhaps the most tragic are those we make to God…And yet we keep […]
There are many moments in life where we are tempted to worry about and fear the uncertainty’s of life. We are always bombarded with thoughts of “what if” coming from a negative point of view and if we continue asking about what is uncertain in our lives, we will be tempted to worry, fear and […]
In reading from the book of Isaiah, in the Bible, during this Advent time, I have some thoughts… The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows — light! Sunbursts of light! — Isaiah 9:2 Almost eight centuries before the birth of Jesus, the […]
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, here are a couple of things I’d like to include to help us think more thankfully… The song by Henry Smith is a good place to start: “Give thanks with a grateful heart; give thanks to the Holy One; give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His Son. Give thanks with a grateful […]
Scripture & Thought Luke 18:9-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself…But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy upon me, a […]
I believe greatly that it is within our ability to see each new day that we are blessed enough to have with optimism, hope, joy and gladness. How? It is done by having a proper perspective. It is easy for anyone to murmur and complain about their own hardships when that is all they focus […]
Scripture & Thought Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” We are all captives to TIME (not the magazine). In fact, a couple weekends ago marked the “change” in time that affects nearly all North Americans. We had to set our time pieces back one […]
One thing that we should always remember and keep in mind is that our life is not our own. We are on this earth for a set time according to our life’s purpose. So many people today have goals of simply growing older; retiring from their jobs, enjoying their golden years, etc, but that is […]
Susi and I would like to thank each of you for all of your kind words of encouragement, the cards we’ve received, and the gifts given to us during this Pastor Appreciation month of October! We feel SO blessed and privileged to be serving the Lord with you, here at Bonner Naz! Our prayer is […]
Scripture & Thought Hebrews 13:2 “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” Michael W. Smith fans may remember the lyrics of his song, “Angels Unaware.” The opening verse reads: Maybe there’s a light in my soul Maybe it flickers like a neon […]