“This, Then, Is How You Should Pray…”

I am going to start a little differently today.  I’m going to ask you three questions as we get started.   Now, these three questions are personal, and I will admit, this may be a little intense for an introduction to a talk but your answers to these questions are so important and I will tell you why.  It’s because how you answer these three questions determines so much about your life from how you process information, to how . . . Read More »

MRC’s Hopes, Dreams, & Prayers For Our Spiritual Family

Well, we made it!  We are through the Holidays, and here we stand on the first Sunday of a brand-new year!  For some of us, we may be bummed that the holidays are behind us, for others we may feel some relief that we made it through all that comes with the holidays, and for others, we may still be trying to recover from all that those holidays throw at us!  Well, regardless of how you feel or . . . Read More »

Life Is Hard, Don’t Give Up!

You know, life is really challenging.  And I know that if you have spent any length of time on this planet, that statement doesn’t surprise you, life is so tough, isn’t it?  There is a lot to push through.  There are responsibilities, work stress, messy people stuff, and on and on it goes…and I wonder how many of us just feel tired or just worn down by all that life throws at us.  Is that how you feel . . . Read More »

What does it mean to do life with God

“Too many people have been ‘babied’ in their discipleship, to the point that they have become nearly disabled spiritually.  As a result, they accept without question a faith that promises freedom and abundance in Jesus, and yet they never seem to notice how they remain imprisoned, especially in unbiblical ways of relating to themselves and others.  They shrug their shoulders as if to say, ‘It’s useless.  I can’t do anything about that.  It’s just the way I am.’  . . . Read More »