Re: Reopening our Doors at Ebenezer “His huge outstretched arms protect you— under them you’re perfectly safe; His arms fend off all harm.” (Psalm 91:4 Message) A few days ago, Governor Burgum lifted the restrictions placed on businesses (churches) to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This means we are free to open our doors… Read More »

1Leading A Communion Service at Home One of my elders suggested I give encouragement and instruction to families in how to lead a communion service in your homes. Since we’ve been unable meet publically as a congregation, the blessing of communion has been missed. Although, taking communion as a church family is preferable, there is… Read More »

In Times Like These We Need An Anchor In my years as a pastor, I often share Psalm 23 as a Psalm of comfort to families who have loved ones in the hospital or are grieving the loss of a loved one in a funeral. Many are familiar with this Psalm and may have noticed… Read More »

It was a moment that separated history. A moment that changed the world from a period before to a time since. A moment that brought truth, hope and joy to the world … the Lord is Come. As the anniversary of this moment is upon us through the celebration of Christmas, we would do well… Read More »

In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the following story: “His wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God – he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a small neighborhood restaurant for breakfast. Although… Read More »

“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” (1 Corinthians 3:6,7) I read about a study that was done a few years ago by an agricultural school in Iowa. It reported that production… Read More »

Jim, a teenager, was trying to figure out a way to get his Dad to borrow him the car. He took out a bible and said to his father, “Dad, the Bible says if you don’t let me have the car, you hate me.” The father was a bit amused and was up to his… Read More »

In her book The God Who Hung on the Cross, journalist Ellen Vaughn retells a gripping story of how the Gospel came to a small village in Cambodia.   In September 1999 Pastor Tuy Seng (not his real name) traveled to Kampong Thom Province in northern Cambodia. Throughout that isolated area, most villagers had cast their… Read More »

Hearts Burning Over Easter   As we march through these weeks toward our celebration of Easter, I’d like to mention a couple of verses from Luke 24. This section addresses a time after Jesus had been crucified but before people realized He had risen from the dead.   As two disciples of Jesus were walking down… Read More »

The season of Lent is a special season in our church year where we reflect on Jesus’ work on the cross and how he “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”… Read More »