Happy Mother’s Day. Observed in 40 countries, our tradition goes back over 100 years. Not only is Susan the mother of our four children – now our three daughters are mothers themselves and my daughter-in-law a mother too. I know the holiday can be difficult for several reasons – we always seek to be sensitive […]
I love Sunday School. I love our Adult Bible Fellowship hour. It’s convenient to have extra Bible training an hour before church. Sue and I are thankful for the Sunday School teachers we had and the ones our children had too. Young Timothy was grateful for such, 2 Tim 3:15, “and how from childhood you have […]
“We feel the way we feel for we feel the way we think.” Biblical counselor Jared Baergen has wonderfully listed some truths we must remind ourselves of during difficult times. Here’s what we must think about. Remember: The unchanging character of God towards me, Ps 77:8-13. God has not abandoned me, Ps 37:28. God is […]
I am always pleased hearing how friendly Holt Baptist Church is. It is sad when one visits a church and no one speaks to you. While we’ve been commended for our friendliness we can always improve. We don’t ever want to be guilty of becoming complacent. A friend posted five steps to a friendlier church. […]
Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.” Those words were spoken by William Carey – the father of modern missions. Carey was a poor English shoemaker who was born again in 1779. Soon afterwards he began preaching in several small Baptist churches. Reading Captain Cook’s Voyages, he became convinced of the need to […]
Thank you. Thank you for the privilege to shepherd this flock. I would be remiss for not expressing my appreciation to you. A week ago, we had a wonderful service at Covenant Life in Lansing – our sister church which we’ve enjoyed mutual fellowship for a long time on Good Friday. This year we invited […]
When we were watching Trisha’s girls a few weeks ago Susan read a new Easter book to them entitled “Easter is Coming” by Tama Fortner. It was so cute because there’s a line repeated thru-out the book. Little Eliza and Abigail would say it out loud as Sue came to it each time. Let me quote it […]
Humans cry. Christians lament. The book, Dark Clouds – Deep Mercy by Mark Vroegop has been a tremendous blessing to me. Mark is a pastor and writes with a shepherd’s heart. He himself has been subject to the vicious nature of tragic loss – the unwelcomed presence of pain. And he shares his grief – but more […]
Spoiler alert. We’ve all come across such warnings. We had some folks over after church one night for fellowship. One man said to everyone, “Don’t talk about the Lion’s today – I’m recording the game.” To which another guest blurted out, “Oh you don’t want to watch that – they got creamed.” Yikes. Maybe you […]
In three weeks one of holiest of celebrations for Christians will be observed. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus. It is also a time where unbelievers are more open to come to church. We want to take advantage of that cultural tendency. Please use the enclosed card to invite someone to breakfast that Sunday and […]