Is God Trying To Get Our Attention?
As a pastor, I’ve had many questions come my way about the coronavirus. Is this the beginning of the Tribulation Period? Is God trying to get our attention? Why is this happening? And many others like them. While it’s impossible to give definitive answers to some of these, others…
The Bones Cry Out
As many readers will remember, Nancy and I were privileged to travel to Israel in 2018 and visit many Biblical sites both in Galilee where Jesus conducted most of His ministry as well as in Jerusalem where He eventually was crucified and rose again. It was an incredible faith journey…
The Testimony of Unneeded Spices
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the greatest event in human history! Easter marks Jesus’ victory over man’s oldest curse, death, as He marched boldly out of His tomb early that morning. Despite the best efforts of many atheists, no one has yet been able to get Him back inside…
The Shockwave From The Cross
Christians around the world are about to enter into the most holy week of the year. We will celebrate Palm Sunday, then remember Maundy Thursday, observe Good Friday, mourn on Black Saturday and culminate with a great victory shout on Easter Sunday! Although coronavirus has colored our perspectives and…
Redeeming Our Time
As self-quarantining continues in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus, folks are actually at home more than at any time in recent memory. With no sports or school events, no public worship or church activities, and no eating out or partying, many face a quandary of how…
Facing Coronavirus
All of our lives have been drastically altered by a tiny organism none of us can see without a powerful microscope. COVID 19 has upended our world in ways none of us ever imagined. How should we respond to such sudden and pervasive change? For Christians, our first…
Frozen In Time
Being somewhat of a science junky, I was fascinated by the recent report of DNA found in a duckbilled dinosaur skull estimated to be 75 million years old. While researchers assure us that Jurassic Park scenarios are not possible, it is entertaining, nonetheless, to consider the implications of this…
Cold Water and Hot Meals
Few things are as refreshing as a drink of cold water on a summer day. I well remember working hard on a hot July hay wagon and how great it was to pause every couple rounds for some time with the water jug. Although summer is still a few months…
When Wealth Is Immoral And When It Is Not…And How To Tell the Difference
This November, America will again choose our leader for the next four years. At present, it looks as though President Trump will be the Republican candidate while the Democratic choice is still up for grabs. Although it doesn’t pay well, the prestige and power connected to this office have certainly…
Planting Seeds For Jesus
After several years in finance and hospital administration, God called St. Luke native Michael Cooley to a different vocation. He is nearly finished with his Master’s Degree in Agroforestry from The University of Missouri and has advised numerous landowners up and down the valley regarding the best use of…