Pastor’s Corner: "Attitude for Altitude" Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) - 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.  Most of us are familiar with the term...

Pastor’s Corner: "God’s Colors of Light" Ephesians 5:8-9 (NIV) - 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)  Light is remarkable, yet we go...

Pastor’s Corner: "The Path of Life" John 8:12 (MSG) - 12 Jesus once again addressed them: “I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.”  There is a story told of a man on an African safari deep...

Pastor’s Corner: "The Art of Joyful Service" Mark 10:45 (NLT) - 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”   Psalm 100:2 (NKJV) - 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with...

Pastor’s Corner: "My Best Friend Jesus" Proverbs 18:24 – (NIV) 24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.  Making friends these days is as easy as clicking on “friend request” on your Facebook page,...

Pastor’s Corner: "Attention: This is Only a Test!" Luke 12:34 (NIV) - “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” It would be wonderful if there was some kind of a test that we could take to measure spiritual maturity. All the tests that are commonly...

Philippians 4:8-9 (MSG) – 8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.

Many of us would not even consider spending time scrounging around a dumpster to look for dinner. Yet what we don’t realize is that we spend most of our day feeding on a steady diet of garbage for our minds based on what we watch and read. Do we not imagine this has an effect on our hearts and minds? Could the extraordinary amount anxiety that people experience today (even among Christians) have any connection to this? Proverbs 15:14 (NLT) – A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash. Ouch! That hits a little close to home.

Pastor’s Corner: "High Places" Habakkuk 3:19 (ESV) - 19 God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places.   One of the things that I miss most about living in the Pacific North West is the mountains. The home where...

Pastor’s Corner: "Final Destination" 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) - 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.  It has been thirty two years since Ally and I have lived in the Seattle...

Pastor’s Corner: "Unshakable Foundation" Psalm 11:3 (NIV) - 3 When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”  2 Timothy 2:19 (NIV) - 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are...