Coming to the Still Waters

  The switch over has begun.  This Sunday marked our last passage in Matthew until the first of the year.  A few Sunday offs and then a couple Sundays covering advent and then a special sermon for the final Sunday of the year.  I am praying that I will be preaching on our new mission and identity statements.  It would be a great way to end 2025 and keep moving on this quest to have our church documents reflect who we are and where we are at as a local church family. Matthew 20:1-16 contains a parable that I just love.  It could be my favorite and I love how it dovetails with the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15.  This is a Matthew only passage and that makes me wonder why.  Matthew being a tax collector and this parable dealing with wages might give us a clue but always leaving the final reason being the inspiration of the Holy Spirit given to him.  The parable is also a tremendous picture of the gospel.  I know that you can't attr...

  This is a blast from the past of myself and my sister Rhoda in the kitchen of our home on 2138 N. Lehman Road.  I see the snow through the window and it was probably a Sunday morning because of our clothes.  What a wonderful childhood we had with the parents who provided a loving environment for us to grow up in. No mule deer last week but some beautiful sunrises and sunsets I took in.  A little break and then I am out again on Wednesday for the 4th season on the hunt for some elk.  I am thankful that I can take my work up into the hills and study the Scriptures at 9000 ft. and above.  Long days and a lot of wind at times but thankful for the opportunity to do this. This is one of my hunting spots I found with great cover and also observation in all directions.  Enough of that, what did I study and serve up this Sunday from the pulpit? We finished up Matthew 19 this Sunday.  Onto Matthew 20 next Sunday and probably the last sermon from Matthew u...