I was on my way back from my trip to Peru last week and we had a three hour layover in Dallas on November 22, 50 years since the assassination of John Kennedy. And it was cold. Not cool….. cold. When we flew in it was 3 degrees Celsius and raining, it was warmer in…
Walking Dead, Finale
Walking Dead, Finale Well here we are at the end of our series “The Walking Dead”. It was been a seven week journey though Biblical accounts of people who were given their lives back. Sometimes it was simply metaphorically, in the case of the 10 lepers that we looked at on Thanksgiving Sunday. These people…
Defining Moments
Defining moments. Do you ever think about the defining moments in your life? You know, the big things that make you stop and think about life. A couple of the defining moments for our generation, celebrated (if you can use that word) major anniversaries this past week. The assassination of John F. Kennedy happened fifty…
Preached by Pastor Jason Vienneau
So here we are week 6 of our Walking Dead series, we’ve had an opportunity to look into many saved lives over the past 5 weeks. This week we are looking into of the only three timesJesus himself raise someone from the dead. To give us some context here we find Jesus at one of the…
Safety Briefing
I was on my way to South Carolina the other day and I started my flight doing something I haven't done in a long time. I actually listened to the airline's safety spiel. It was kind of interesting. The first thing that captured my attention was the seat belt demonstration. Now I don't want to…
The Walking Dead, The Widows Son.
It is a story told only in the gospel of Luke. Jesus is coming into the community of Nain and around him a crowd of his followers jostled one another to get closer to their friend and teacher. And as often is the case when a group of like-minded people gather together the sound of…
Who’s Who?
I cringed the other day while watching the news and it was reported that the youth pastor at a nearby Baptist church had been arrested and charged for possessing and accessing child pornography. Sin is sin but it seems like some sins are more reprehensible than others, at least in the eyes of many. If…
The Walkng Dead, Eutychus
It was a tragedy, and worse than that it was a tragedy that could have been prevented. But really isn’t that the way of most tragedies? So here we are, week four of our Walking Dead series, so far we have looked at 10 lepers who were healed and given their lives back. In many…