“Who is on the Road you are Traveling on?” by Pastor Jonathan Farrell
A couple weeks ago, Pastor Caleb and I, along with our wives, traveled up to Cornerstone Baptist Church in Roseville, Michigan. We had been invited by my former youth pastor, Patrick McGoldrick (under whom Pastor Caleb served as an intern before coming to Grace.) Patrick was preaching that Sunday morning. It is likely to be [...]
read moreAdd This 100 Year Old Book to your Summer Reading – by Pastor Dan Petersen
Some of the most influential people in my life have been from the Anglican Church. Nicholas Thomas, for example, is still alive today and continues to challenge and inform me about my faith. You might know him as N. T. (Wright). Before him there was Clive Staples, and his writings continue to influence believers around [...]
read moreNever Underestimate the Power of the Gospel – by Pastor Tim
I recently had the privilege of attending the Together for the Gospel Pastors’ Conference in Louisville. Seven thousand people gathered to be fed, challenged and renewed by God’s word. The theme was “Never underestimate the power of the Gospel.” Most sessions began with a testimony from ‘ordinary’ men and women whose lives had been radically [...]
read more“Ordinary Us, Extraordinary God” by Pastor Doug Habegger
Two weeks from now, we will be hosting the annual RHMA Small-Town Pastors’ Conference, April 23-25. Hundreds of pastors and wives from around the country will converge at Grace Church for times of refreshing and refocusing. The theme of this year’s conference is “Ordinary Pastor, Extraordinary God.” By the way, 2012 marks the 70th anniversary [...]
read moreA Tradition Worth Keeping – by Pastor Steve Kellerstrass
As a kid growing up in my parents’ home, each Easter morning, about fifteen minutes before sunrise, my parents would drag my siblings and me out of bed and into the car to head to the park. All six of us kids sat along a cold concrete bench, listening to the crucifixion and resurrection story. [...]
read moreQualifying – by Pastor Jonathan Farrell
March is one of my favorite months of the year. Spring is revealing herself to us in warmer weather. Baseball teams are training for the upcoming season. As a family we can get outside and walk again (and, in this year’s model, try to open up our home and get rid of all the germs!). [...]
read moreKing of Kings and Lord of Lords – by Pastor Dan Petersen
Palm Sunday will soon be here (April 1), when we remember Jesus’ arrival by donkey for the big Passover holiday in Jerusalem. When the crowd began calling him “King” (Lk. 19:36-40) there were Pharisees who starting getting nervous. Only Caesar himself was supposed to be called “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” Jesus set [...]
read moreTeachable Moments – by Pastor Tim Bertsche
How old does a child have to be before they begin to form their theological beliefs? The Barna Research Group does research into various issues related to Christianity, belief in God and faith. They completed a study into the theological beliefs of thirteen year olds. They compared results of a sample survey of thirteen years [...]
read moreHappy are the Persecuted – by Pastor Caleb McClarren
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:10 HOLD THE PHONE! The rest of the beatitudes are okay – uncomfortable, but okay. It’s true; most of my friends don’t associate happiness with poverty, crying, gentleness, mercy, starvation, purity and peacemaking. Those things aren’t supa’ [...]
read moreQuantity or Entity? by Pastor Doug Habegger
Ravi Zacharias, one of my favorite authors and speakers, writes in Cries of the Heart, “A person is not a quantity. Each person is an entity” [p165]. We live in a seriously lonely and fractured world. Despite the explosion of social media, relationships are shallow and strained. The art of actually speaking with someone on [...]
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