Posted on Sep 7, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
We saw there the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We saw ourselves as grasshoppers, and that’s how we appeared to them” (Numbers 13:33, CEB).
Do spiders dream? According to Daniela Roessler, a behavioral ecologist, they do. Roessler and her team observed jumping spiders as they slept. The researchers discovered that spiders experience something like rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, also known as the dream stage. REM sleep is the phase of the sleep cycle where our eyes dart back and forth as we experience visual dreams.
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Posted on Sep 6, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“…walk before Me and be blameless” (Genesis 17:1, NKVJ).
Genesis can read like a E. L. James novel. The stories of Genesis delve into matters of fratricide, illicit rendezvous, treacherous betrayals, and strange quid pro quos. Humanity comes off looking like a sordid, contemptible lot of characters. Who would want to hang around the likes of people such as us? God. Read more…
Posted on Sep 2, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”
(2 Timothy 4:7, NRSV).
He broke my heart, again. Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in extra innings to pull
out the win against my beloved Reds. Pujols shook off going hitless in his first five at-bats to deliver
the game-winning run. Pujols is the baseball player who famously said, “It’s not how you start the
season, it’s how you finish.”
Posted on Sep 1, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“…the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom
for many” (Matthew 20:28, ESV)
Posted on Aug 31, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has on him the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:6, NIV). Read more…
Posted on Aug 29, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These words often are attributed to Jesus as he suffered on the cross. They express a deep-seated sense of alienation and abandonment. Read more…
