Community Blend has come a long way in 2021. With the undergirding of our powerful prayer team, we struggled through the nonprofit paperwork, anxiously awaited confirmation and acceptance to become a 501c3, enlisted a Board of Directors, volunteers, gained financial support, secured a location, purchased all equipment needed to open, and held our first event. A… [Read More]
The Seven Churches
April 12, 2021
This week marks the end of an in-depth look at the seven churches in Revelation. After extensive study over many years, I’m ever amazed at the amount left to learn. That’s the beauty of Scripture, we never fully arrive; and the wisdom of God, who gives us morsels of truth to digest one piece at… [Read More]
Seasonal Changes Represent Promise and Stability
March 6, 2021
While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22 ESV Isn’t it wonderful, in these changing times, to know some things will never change while the Earth exists? That’s why seasonal changes represent promise and stability. Something tangible on which we can count…. [Read More]
Whiter than Snow
February 7, 2021
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Cleanse me, and I will be whiter than snow. Psalms 51:7 In a heavy snowstorm the threat of power loss, damaged trees, and hazardous roads plague the news and our thoughts. Yet the risky white flakes leave behind an awesome landscape of brightness, glistening in the… [Read More]
The Covid Effect
December 7, 2020
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7 My first article of the year was titled 2020, A Year for Perfect Vision. After all, perfect sight should inspire a person to see things more clearly. I imagined rest for the weary, purpose for… [Read More]
August Meditations
August 31, 2020
The month of August usually highlights the end of relaxed summer days for the return to a more ordered schedule. But this year is different. The Covid virus ushered in an age of uncertainty and perhaps lasting change. History has never seen the challenges we face today. Shut in for five months and counting, businesses… [Read More]
To Church or Not to Church
July 18, 2020
Is God pacing back and forth, due to the onset of Corona virus, wondering what to do about the church? Saying, how will my people regroup for worship? Then, developing a three-point plan to motivate, inspire and eject people from the couch onto the church pew. Doubtful … actually NO Nothing happens apart from God’s… [Read More]
Podcast Link – Tips to Enhance your Devotional Time
June 25, 2020
The “Hanging out with Jesus” podcast is now posted. You can listen anytime at your convenience. Once it goes live it is always available. This is a time of actual practice as we work through a devotion together. So come prepared with your Bible and notepad and expect quiet moments. Here is the link: devotional… [Read More]
Practical Tips for Survival during Covid and beyond
April 27, 2020
Imagine having an active life that suddenly comes to a halt due to illness or age. The shelter-in-place order gives us a glimpse into the life of a shut-in. For a short term, we can understand some of the challenges they face. Considering this, I admire how well most elderly people adapt. Perhaps not having… [Read More]
The Covid-19 Position
March 23, 2020
Schools close, businesses halt, the Dow plunges, international travel is reduced, and most people isolate. While social distancing takes hold, the birds act as if nothing has happened. And why not? Because nothing in their world has changed. The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Heb 13:8…. [Read More]
