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Isaiah’s Dream
Today we begin the season of Advent, a season of marking the days as we remember the birth of Jesus and await the second coming of Christ. One of the words we associate most with Advent and Christmas is “peace.” “Peace on earth, good will toward men,” the angels say in the old King James…
How to Be Thankful When You’re Not
With Thanksgiving coming this week, I’ve imagined myself being “one” with pastors all over the country who were doing the same thing I’ve been doing all week—praying that we can encourage our congregations and ourselves to grow bigger hearts of thankfulness beginning this Sunday. Probably every church in America is exploring some of the Scriptures…
Running the Race
Do you have any traditions in your family that you enjoy? Do you know their origin – how, why, or when they started? In the musical Fiddler on the Roof, one of the best known songs is Tradition. The lead character, Tevye says, “Some people may ask, how the tradition get started? I’ll tell you…I…
When Life Gets Messy
Good morning to you. As many of you are aware, I am the new Executive Pastor at BBC. I started in late August and things are going well. I am enjoying the opportunity to be serving you and be on staff with such a great team. I really enjoyed getting to know many of you…
Surprised By God
If you had to choose, would you say you’re a person who likes and enjoys surprises, or do you prefer to know what’s coming? Some people enjoy surprises and others don’t; sometimes it depends on the nature of the surprise whether it is positive and nice or upsetting and even a little unnerving. One of…
Count Your Blessings
When you got up this morning, how lucky, blessed, or fortunate did you feel? Why do you think you feel the way you do? What are the reasons or circumstances behind your feeling lucky, blessed, or fortunate; or unlucky, cursed, or unfortunate? Each of us can probably come up with our own list of reasons…