As we move into the week of The Passion of Jesus, there are no words more powerful than what the Prophet Isaiah wrote 700 years before Christ's Birth, Suffering, Death, & Resurrection. The hope of the Gospel is found below....Keep Reading
Chuck, you remind me of a dinosaur . . . you're making a deep impression where you are and you can see much farther than the rest of us. Tell me, what are you pondering these days?...Keep Reading
The first house I grew up in had a front porch, so did many of our neighbor's houses. Like everyone else, our garage was detached from our house....Keep Reading
The Church of the Cross, Bluffton, is seeking a full-time Children’s Ministry Leader. We recognize children can understand the deep truths of the Gospel at an early age....Keep Reading
Katie, our youngest daughter just turned nine years old. Each of our six children have unique and special qualities....Keep Reading
Recent pictures of our neighbors up north dealing with a foot or so of new snow brought back memories of my ninth and tenth grade years at Shattuck School in Faribault, Minnesota. ...Keep Reading
You would think that as a Pastor I would know that God is in the prayer answering business. Well, I do know it, but sometimes I pray and then do not recognize when God answers my prayer....Keep Reading
For over two years now, The Church of the Cross has been supporting our own members Mike and Yvonne Broadhurst with their ministries in Madagascar....Keep Reading
During our Ash Wednesday service at Cross School, as I was placing ashes on an eight-year-old girl she asked; "Will it burn?" ...Keep Reading
Before Gwen and I were married, we had a wise friend insist on sending us to professional marriage counselors for premarital counseling. While there, the husband and wife team made a powerful point. They said, "People routinely take care of their cars because it is important to keep them running well, how much more then should we take care of our marriages?" Their point was clear. Don't wait until you have a major breakdown to "fix" your marriage, make sure you take care of your marriage along the way and your marriage will take care of you!...Keep Reading