Sermon Series:Praying Together

6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 – And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. I want to begin with a question. How do you know if a […]

When I entered Caesar Rodney High School back in 1968 and was faced with deciding which language to study, I picked Latin. In hindsight, I probably made this selection basically out of pride. I mean, the thought of becoming a Latin student somehow sounded more intelligent than becoming a French student or a Spanish student. […]

A few weeks ago, Sue and I watched the new Meryl Street movie that is about the life of a woman named Florence Foster Jenkins. If you’ve seen it then you know it’s a true story about an American socialite and amateur soprano who was known and mocked—for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing […]

Since 1998 Redland has sent mission teams to Mexico and the Dominican Republic—a total of about fifteen times. And—you would think that with all those trips—my Spanish vocabulary would have improved. But that’s not the case. I’ve only learned a handful of phrases like, “Good Morning” – “Buenos Dias!” —“How are you?” – “Como Sta?” […]

As you probably know, every year I invite a group of Redlanders to join me in reading through the Chronological Bible. This year is the largest group I’ve ever had. There are 28 of us. One of the things I enjoy about our group is the questions that are shared among group members. This year […]

Have you ever experienced a nightmarish crisis that came out of nowhere? I’m talking about suddenly being faced with a problem that you just knew was impossible to solve?  Whatever the problem was, it made you feel overwhelmed. You thought, “This is it—-there is no way out—-I’m going under.” Here are a couple examples: Has […]