I've shared this story before, it's kind of hard to believe - but it happened back in 2017. Two women set sail from Honolulu, but ended up adrift at sea for more than four months after storms damaged their sailboat. They'd used their radio to send distress signals, but its antenna had been damaged and wasn't working properly. They also...
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We've all seen how effective a 'great team' can be. We've seen many examples in sports teams, maybe emergency response teams, or maybe tactical teams. In movies we frequently see specialized teams put together for elaborate missions or even heists. A leader recruits each member of the team for their outstanding ability in one specific area...
As I mentioned earlier - Valentine's Day was yesterday. There's always a lot of talk about love in our culture. And by association, the flipside as well - "hate". And people have conflicting ideas about what love is. I'm sure you've seen the slogans, "Choose love, not hate" & "Hate has no home here". And much of the discussion is based on the ...
Around Super Bowl time, I've heard preachers almost scold the Church about how excited we can get at a sporting event but are relatively sedate when it comes to a worship service. It's true – many do seem to feel freer to express their enthusiasm in a stadium rather than in a worship service. But even if we could ...
Last Sunday I spoke about the sanctity of human life and I mentioned how that conviction played out as a blessing to my family. I wanted to expound on that a little bit. Most of you know my son Winston— he was one of the teenagers serving communion this morning. And most of you know that's he's adopted. And you don't have to ...
The state of Florida issued permits for the first black bear hunt in a decade, which took place just last month. State officials say it's a science-based wildlife management practice needed for the growing population as human-bear encounters have increased. But of course, since we can't seem to agree on anything these days - there of course has...
I've noticed a trend on social media - and this trend is really nothing new. But I've seen people who've left the faith and then start 'evangelizing' for their new 'anti-faith' belief. And one of the rationales they use to justify their lack of faith is the old argument that the God of the Bible is inconsistent and cruel.
Last Tuesday I was in a parking lot and spotted something on the ground. I'd just seen two men walk by and ignore it, so I figured it couldn't be what it looked like - a hundred dollar bill! As I approached I could then clearly see, sure enough it said, "prop money". Then I saw about 20 feet away was ...
Why are we here? It's a rather cold Sunday morning - it would have been easy to simply stay in our warm beds - but we're here. We're here because it's important. We're here, because as followers of Jesus, we have a mission. And that mission has remained the same for over 2,000 years. We've been called to something ...
