Mar 20, 2019

By Pastor Bob Babcock A few days ago someone posted a note on Facebook that said the words “Jesus paid it all” do not appear in the Bible. I commented, even if those exact words were not there, that very message is clearly there and seen throughout the whole New Testament. Thinking about it later, I realized I should have said that the message not only is...

Mar 20, 2019

By Pastor Gabriel Graffius An internet meme is a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users [Dictionary.com]. A recent one began when a millennial blogger spoke of her initial enthusiasm to complete daily tasks by declaring that she would “clean all the things!” The internet...

Mar 20, 2019

By Pastor Tyler Chroniger There is an on-going problem in a lot of churches. This might come as a shock to you—or maybe you have not even considered that this is a real thing. Let me provide an example for context. You go to a church business meeting or even a conference business meeting. In that meeting, someone has a “great” idea to change the way things are...

Mar 20, 2019

By Cheri Appel Struggling to put a small necklace ring through a jeweled heart, I realized it was not going to work. “If only I could get the ring to go deeper into the heart,” I mumbled to myself. “Yes,” suddenly the voice of Almighty God spoke, “We need to get deeper into their hearts.” It seemed as though I had been immediately transported to a time, long...

By Pastor Scott Hausrath North Loup SDB Church, NE Is a part of your life feeling stark, or cold, or even dead? Perhaps your marriage, though it began on a warm spring day, is now feeling the bitter chill of winter. Perhaps your job is no longer the source of excitement and joy that it used to be. Maybe even your relationship with God lacks the fire that it...