Our strategic plan emphasizes outreach. Part of the rationale for our series in Acts has been to remind us of our mission – not just globally but here in the greater Lansing area. Reach-ing out looks nice on paper but it’s time we flesh it out. One way will be an outreach event on Sunday […]
Memorial Day is a time where we commemorate those who died in defending our nation. We owe them our deepest gratitude. I am thankful to be an American. As a history buff I appreciate the Judeo-Christian ethic upon which our country was founded. We often hear folks say things like “we need to take America […]
What is the over-arching narrative of the Bible? It’s good for us to be able to recite the biblical narrative in a simple manner. “What’s the Bible all about?” someone might ask. Or maybe someone asks, “Why is there so much suffering in the world?” Here is a way in which we can answer such – especially […]
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 […]