Pastor Gene's Blog (Page 14)
The Well
How Now, Purple Cow?
The familiar phrase, “How now, brown cow” has been used to teach how vowels are rounded out in elocution (the study of formal speaking) since at least 1926. I like cows. Brown cows are OK, but the black-and-white ones are my favorites. We have a farm near our house that reminds Mary and I every now and then that cows DEFINITELY live there – especially when the wind blows…
Get Still!
A Time For Everything
In Praise of the Restrictor Plate
The Bench
There’s a real danger in moving through life too fast. When we do, we miss people that God wants us to see. We miss the blessings He’s given us to enjoy this very day. And, sadly, by the time we realize what we’ve missed, it’s often too late. Someone sent me a meme a while back that showed a picture of a bench. And it asked the question: ‘If you could spend 30 minutes on…
Reflections Upon and of God as Creator
Our Time or God’s Time? An Illustrative Look at Discipleship
As we prepare to roll out the new discipleship ministry at Harvest, Pastor Gene has devoted a good deal of time in his messages talking about the differences between the “believer” and the “disciple.” We understand that a believer is anyone who has come to authentic, saving…