How much do we trust God? Do we only trust God when the action we are to take works with our safe, well-funded, tried and true plans? What if we are being asked to risk and not all the peices are there yet? These are the questions that we ask ourselves as we read Mark … More Sermon from March 4th
I understand that people are bewildered about the state of global and national affairs. There is a feeling that we are all spiraling towards some kind of worldwide cataclysmic event. As one person shared so aptly today, “This is further proof to me that we are speeding towards the zombie apocalypse.” This was said in … More Hope is Built
Therefore, Christians need other Christians who speak God’s Word to them. They need them again and again when they become uncertain and disheartened because, living by their own resources, they cannot help themselves without cheating themselves out of the truth. They need other Christians as bearers and proclaimers of the divine word of salvation. They … More Community Breakdown
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not … More Religion is …
I find that I am far more conscious than I ever was before of how infinitely and terrifyingly time stretches, and how small, by comparison, the span of humanity’s existence is likely to prove. – Tom Holland These words struck me to my core this week. It is not like the concept of how big … More Time to be Present
Rev. Shawn J. Smith 