Every Sunday morning at 9:30AM you’ll find me at 6315 Sykesville Road in Eldersburg, MD setting up for the Creation Springs Church 10:30AM weekly service. We put out a sign. We set up chairs. We hook up the sound system and put out the coffee and muffins. We put Bibles and bulletins on the chairs.
Tag: Christianity
God is Alive
God is not dead. God is not distant. God is not an invention of human superstition or an anthropomorphic interpretation of phenomena beyond our control. God is alive. God is present. God is real. People often ask “Where was God?” after turbulent times, tumult, disease, loss, disaster, and despair. The answer is that God is
Choose Life. Choose Change.
When was the last time you reconsidered your core assumptions? When did you last explore your core beliefs? It may be that the very thing that is now holding you back is something that was at the heart of what has gotten you this far. The challenge to you as a believer is to stay
Offering What You Have
You have something to offer right now. You may think that you have a long way to go before you will be ready to bring something to the table or make a difference, but God sees greatness in you today. You may look at your life in comparison with others around you and think that
Clear Vision in Dark Places
God has the ability to show you what He has in store for you, even when things aren’t going your way. When you find yourself challenged, struggling, depressed, frustrated, or defeated it can seem that the only honest and realistic position to take is to embrace where you are for what it is and
Standing in the Presence
“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” – Isaiah 9:2 God is speaking these words over your life today. God is telling you that no matter what your challenges are, no matter what obstacles are in your
A Challenge Worth Living For
Purpose. Mission. Destiny. Late one afternoon, out in the hill country, quite a distance from any civilization to speak of, after Jesus had been teaching a growing crowd all day, His twelve disciples came to Him and suggested, “You should send these people away to the nearby towns and farms so that they can get
A Short Step With a Long View
When I was growing up, one of my father’s favorite moral lessons, that he reinforced at every opportunity, was to consider the consequences of a decision when making a choice, “It’s like taking a short step with a long view, every decision influences what happens as a result and those results change the future.”
Counterintuitive Success
Jesus succeeded in His mission by choosing to die for his friends. Like a marine diving on a grenade to save his squad members, or a fireman rushing up the stairs of the world trade center to get one more out as the towers fell — Jesus was willing to put it all on the
Easy as 1-2-3
The only things that are obvious, are things you already know. So, when you are facing a new challenge, it can seem daunting to the point of impossible when, in fact, you actually are equipped for the challenge and are going to succeed. And, once you have conquered, overcome, persisted, and achieved in a situation,
Finding Value In Extraordinary Places
Jesus told the story of a merchant who sold pearls for a living who, when he found a pearl of great value, sold everything that he had so that he could purchase that single pearl. The question is, did he make a good decision? The answer is, if the pearl was more valuable than all
More Than Enough
When God considers what He has to offer in any specific situation, He is not looking for what He can get away with, the bare minimum that He can offer and still be respected, or the least amount of effort that He can put into it and still come out with the relationship intact. God