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If you were interested, you could attend a private fundraiser with the president of the United States. That would be an honor. But it would also be expensive. Most of you would have to pay $35,000 for your dinner, but no interaction with the president. If you wanted to take the opportunity to shake his hand while there, just round up your cost to $50,000. Certainly an important man, but still just...

It was the summer of 2014 and everybody was getting soaked with ice water. The Ice Bucket Challenge encouraged nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured on their heads and then passing the nomination on to others. The expectation was that nominated participants had 24 hours to comply or forfeit by way of charitable financial donation. The intention was to raise awaren...

Everyone has had a line stuck in their head. Like the repeating line (hum with me), “Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh, what fun...” This week, a line from a recently gifted book has been just that to me. I just can’t shake it. Over and over, it’s tossed in my mind. Speaking of counterfeit gods and the attention that we give/they demand, Timothy Keller writes, “In ancient times, t...

William Booth, the great Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army, is credited with the line, “The greatness of man’s power is the measure of his surrender.” Take the story of another spiritual leader, Abraham, who was called to, unarguably, the most difficult altar. One to surrender his promised son. An impossibly difficult moment. However, it was the gre...

I just can’t get Dwaine Edmonds words out of my mind: “Digital addictions have left many of us anxious, irritable, lonely, stressed, depressed, sleepless and unhappy with life. Ironically, personal and family worship practices calm our minds, decrease loneliness, reduce stress, increase peace, fulfill our emotional needs and teach us contentment.” (Ministry Magazine, Back to the Altar, December 20...

In the closing days of 2022, speaker and author Dwain Esmond shared a direct appeal from his heart to pastors around the globe in an article titled Back to the Altar. The need, he says, is the broken worship altar ... [it] Represents the single greatest threat to [Christian] life and purpose... People who lack a consistent devotional walk with God cannot know Him, love Him, or effectively share Hi...

Sermon for Senior Recognition Weekend - What Does Jesus Say? by Wendy Eickmann.

No Matter What by Eden Phillips

Prayer Conference with Joe Kidder Sabbath Evening

Prayer Conference with Joseph Kidder - Escape from Iraq

Joseph Kidder has been teaching at the Seventh-day Adventist theological seminary at Andrews University for the past 21 years. He travel extensively, teaching people and churches how to have a vibrant and authentic walk with God.

Prayer Conference with Joe Kidder Friday Evening 1_13_23

Have you ever asked yourself if you qualify to be used by God to witness for Him? I have. Often. And the fact is that, according to the gospel of Jesus, the answer is a resounding yes. It turns out that what qualifies people to witness for God is none of the things that we as humans would consider when describing someone's qualifications. Whatever this New Year brings, may we come to embrace the c...

We're just a handful of hours away from the end of 2022 and the arrival of a new year. How are you going to spend these final moments? Some people might use this as an opportunity to reflect on what has been accomplished over this past year and assessing their progress toward their goals. Others will start preparing for 2023, perhaps even getting a jump start on their upcoming resolutions. Now rep...

Enjoy a beautiful Christmas Eve concert.

There is such a thing as a 5 Gift Rule. It’s possible some have lived their whole life (including this preacher) not knowing the rule. Guess I have been a cheapskate. Apparently, gone are the days of just one gift. In the 5 Gift Rule, the first four gifts are the same: Something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read. But the 5th? The 5th is the real winner. It's s...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the American poet who died in 1882, experienced great tragedy in 1835, with the unexpected death of his wife, Mary. This loss came after the miscarriage of their baby. Then, in 1861, Longfellow was struck with grief when he lost his second wife, Fanny. Her death came after an accident, where she was burned. Unutterable heartbreak twice over. Eighteen years later, the po...

You’ve heard the phrase, “in the nick of time,” right? I’m guessing you’ve even used it a time or two. “In the nick” is that exact instant at which something has to take place. The idea is that a “nick” is a narrow and precise marker, so that if something is “in the nick,” it is exactly where it should be. From the dramatic opener, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” to the thrilling conclusion in, “The Co...

Christmas to Calvary: In Our Planet by Micheal Goetz

This Christmas, thousands of people will receive a little box under the tree that has the potential to drastically upset their lives. Over the last 10 years, the at-home genetic test has grown into a multi-million dollar industry, with estimates of growth to $10 billion by 2028. Many of those taking these tests have learned of family members they never knew existed, while others have discovered lo...

The year 1621 may be when the first Thanksgiving dinner took place, but the book of Revelation points toward a Thanksgiving celebration going into the years of eternity. This week as we celebrate the Thanksgiving supper in a study on the final lines of Revelation, we will realize that the last supper and the celebration marriage supper are all together one and the same. Following the service, ther...

The Unveiling: The Seven Last Plagues & The Fall of Babylon by Micheal Goetz

The mark of the beast, the 7 last plagues, the fall of Babylon, and the beasts coming by land and by sea, and it doesn’t take a theologian versed in Greek to realize something serious is happening in the 2nd half of Revelation. Serious. But serious doesn’t have to be scary. After all, we must remind ourselves that there was a blessing guaranteed to those who read and who hear the words of this unv...

Today, October 29, was a difficult day in history. In 1929, 16 million shares in the U.S. stock market were sold, fueling the crisis known as the Great Depression. This day in the year of 1929 became known as “Black Tuesday”. In a world of expensive cereal and butter (groceries and gas), it can be scary. It seems like this is the kind of world that Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel lived in w...

According to 9News and others, the political races to watch here in Colorado include the US Senate race between incumbent Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet and GOP challenger Joe O’Dea; incumbent Gov. Jared Polis vs. Republican Heidi Ganahl; and the U.S. House District 3 race that pits incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert against Dem Adam Frisch. Fair enough. Please vote. But not so far behind the headlines o...