It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. Romans 8:16-17a (NRSV) Last night the Baccalaureate Service sponsored by the Chamberlain Area Ministerial was held. I was asked to give the message. One of the …READ MORE

I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” John 17:26 (NRSV) Why do I need the church? This question has been asked of me and other pastors many times. The following statement …READ MORE

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them, He will wipe every tear from their eyes.” Rev 21:3-4a (NRSV) Margie and I have lived in a variety of …READ MORE

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” I said to him, “Sir, you are the one that knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them …READ MORE

Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing. Rev 5:13a (NRSV) The old Sanford Long Term Care Facility had a large cage with a number of birds in it. Unfortunately, when the new Long Term Facility was completed …READ MORE