Ever ask this question? My wife, Michelle, was sitting in her car early yesterday morning trying to catch some time with the Lord. She was actually reading her Bible, praying and singing praises to God when someone banged on her window. She had been enjoying her time with the Lord and specifically asking Him what […]
READ MOREToday was a very special day at SCC! I didn’t plan on ending the service with a time of prayer for those hurting but God did. And it was great to see people step forward and trust that the Lord could bring change into their lives! For some it happened immediately and emotions ran the gambit from […]
READ MORELast year we had the Gisswald Family Christmas Light Competition and it was great! We had three winners and gave away prizes at our Christmas Eve services. This year we want to expand the tradition. Oh, BTW, click here if you want to see last year’s deal. It was a lot of fun, a lot of […]
READ MOREEver wonder how Cesar Millan does it? In case you don’t know who he is, click here. They call him the ‘dog whisperer.’ In short, that’s someone who can work magic with dogs in a gentile, almost mysterious way. There’s no beating, yelling or shocking the animals—instead, most of it’s done with quiet but stern commands […]
READ MORESaturday night Nathan (my son) and I had a boy’s night out. We had to, there was waaaaaay too much estrogen in the house with my wife’s annual, Christmas ornament party. At first I wanted to stay and pretend to mingle once I saw all the delicious appetizers but soon talk of clothes, shopping and […]
READ MOREProbably one of my favorite songs of all time is, “Joy in the Journey,” by Michael Card. Here are the words: There is a joy in the journey. There’s a light we can love on the way. There is a wonder and wildness to life. And freedom for those who obey. And all […]
READ MORERight now my oldest (Nathan) is growing out of using an old favorite ploy—”Can I have a second chance?” My youngest, Juliana, is still at the top of the bell curve with it. I guess that’s because we tended to give them second and third chances on issues when they were really little but tended […]
READ MOREIt’s long been a curiosity of mine why John the Baptizer was chosen as the ‘marketing representative’ for the coming Messiah. Why in the world would this bug eating, long haired, rastafarian be considered the best possible choice to build expectations and promote hype for the arrival of the God/Man? Now, grant it, most of the […]
READ MOREIdentity Identifying ourselves should be no big deal by now. We show our license when we cash a check, go for a visa, verify a credit card—like I said, no big deal. But identifying can be a HUGE deal. Take for instance being a Jew in 1942 Germany. Each Jewish person had to wear a gold […]
READ MOREThis year at Thanksgiving we did something a bit different—we morphed ahead to Christmas. Now, don’t go jumping to conclusions! We had already rejoiced in all that we were thankful for and dinner was long eaten and dessert nearly gone before we embarked on “Christmas Talk.” So I don’t think we broke any rules there. […]
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