Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalIt seems we are hardwired to view suffering as bad.  Scripture, however, gives us many blessings associated with suffering.  While these are certainly easier to write (...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOne of my heroes is a man named Polycarp, who lived from about 70-155 a.d.  Polycarp was known as the Bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor.  He was a godly and devout Christi...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalThe primacy of prayer simply cannot be overstated, but it certainly can be misunderstood.  Something as powerful and mysterious as prayer is ripe with potential error a...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalNo one prays enough.  Every believer can develop a deeper and more dedicated prayer life.  Jesus’ earthly life was saturated with prayer.  Jesus prayed “very early in t...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalQuitting is neither courageous nor difficult.  It is easy to “throw-in-the-towel” or “coast” in this life (all you have to do is nothing or whatever you naturally want)...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalThroughout history we have seen great men and women of faith laboring tirelessly for the sake of the Gospel and the glory of God.  Henry Martyn was a British missionary...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOver the years, I have collected sayings regarding the differences between pride and humility.  They serve as helpful reminders that pride and humility are diametricall...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalDavid Brainerd yearned for the salvation of Native Americans scattered along the colonial trails and farther west.  From 1742-1747 he toiled among tribes in New York, N...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalWe are incredibly blessed to have God’s (inspired, inerrant) Word written in the Scriptures.  For the Bible not only contains the very words of God, but it is also the ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalSince I listed my ten most favorite “traditional” Christian worship songs last week, I thought it would be appropriate to list my ten most favorite “contemporary” worsh...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalOne of my most cherished books is the relatively new hymnal “Hymns of Grace.”  It contains traditional and contemporary worship songs that are great to read, sing, and ...  Read More

Pastor David’s Weekly DevotionalWorry can be a consuming fire in the heart and life of a person – an out-of-control blaze that leaves destruction and devastation in its path.  Physically, worry can wr...  Read More