Recently I was preparing for my next message based on the last few verses in Mark chapter eight.  In this passage, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am”?  His disciples had been traveling around northern Israel and Jesus knew they would have heard questions and comments about him.  The disciples [...]

     It seems that news about the economy continues to get worse.  The Orange County Register “Business” section reported on January 10th that almost 800,000 factory jobs were lost across the country in 2008.  In addition, over 500,000 retails jobs were lost last year.  And, over ½ of these were lost in the last four [...]

     What did you get for Christmas this year?  I’m sure that the pair of socks or the new shirt are already tucked away in a drawer.  It seems like we try so hard to find the right gift for others, but often don’t know what to do with the gifts we receive.
      This year [...]

     This was the first time my wife and I had one of our grandchildren in our home for Christmas.  He is only 9 months old.  He crawls around and is interested in everything.  It was so much fun to watch him help tear open presents on Christmas morning.
      One day while they were with [...]