Pastors Desk 3-6-16
1990, Michale Mohr’s son, Jeff, moved to Arizona to work as a computer technician. Michale, back in Portland, Oregon, looed forward to her son’s weekly calls. But after a few years in Arizona, Jeff’s phone calls began to taper off. When Michale’s letters to him were...
Pastors Desk 2-28-16
n the 1980’s Mary Brenner was a divorced mother of seven children who owned a carbon paper manufacturing company in Beverly Hills. She was a friend of all the movie stars, went to their parties, and hobnobbed with celebrities. What turned her around, and made her see...
Pastors Desk 2-21-16
It is not uncommon to hear the question, “Why does the church collect money?” or “Why do the churches ask for money?” The answer to this question is a counter question, “Why do the families need money?” or “Why do the families depend on monthly salary?” The families...
Pastor’s Desk 2-21-16
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Pastors Desk 2-14-16
The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, and one of the applicants, who was not known to be the brightest academically, was called in for an interview. "Okay," began the sheriff, "What is 1 and 1?" "Eleven," came the reply. The sheriff thought to himself, "That's...
Pastors Desk 2-14-16
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Pastors Desk 2-7-16
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Pastors Desk 1-31-16
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Pastors Desk 2-7-16
There is a story about a sophomore who worked in the library at Princeton, New Jersey to earn money to help with his education. One night about closing time, he was walking around the empty halls of the library when he noticed in the very back corner amid an old stack...
Pastors Desk 1-31-16
Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream that one day, on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners would be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. He had a dream that one day his four children would not be...
Pastors Desk 1-24-16
On Jan 21, 2013, Americans heard the inaugural speech of President Barak Obama, opening his second term as the 44th president of the United States. Every single Inaugural Address from George Washington's to Barak Obama’s has been preserved. In these speeches,...
Pastor’s Desk 1-24-16
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