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The Power of Forgiveness
Matt 6:14-15 “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” NIV
The act of forgiveness is the hardest part of walking in love because it’s...
One of America’s most colorful warblers is also one of the most common seen in our area. Like most warblers, it is a tiny bird—under 5 inches in length—and like many warblers, it is stunningly beautiful. The Black-throated Green Warbler, with its yellow face, black throat and breast, white belly,...
The Tree Swallow, a voracious devourer of flying insects, brings spring with it when it returns to Michigan from Central America each year. As its name suggests, this bird formerly nested in old trees with cavities left by woodpeckers. Now, humans tend to remove such trees, believing they are...
I Used To Have A Friend
Heb 10:25 “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching. NIV
It’s been a very busy year, as I have spent time traveling around this beautiful country ministering...
I just had a very good discussion with a person that has an addiction. They were recently stopped for drunk driving, just over the limit. We talked about how this will cost them a great deal of money, time and red tape, in addition to being on their record for ever.
As we go through life we need...
Though often seen in our area during the spring and fall migrations as it heads to and from Canada, this small bird with a lemon-yellow breast, olive back, and black cap is only a rare breeder in shrubby swamps of northern Michigan. A recent survey suggested there may only be 200 pairs of these...
The Love Walk
Matt. 22:37-40 Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ NIV
Jesus gave us two Commandments in Matthew,...
The Brown-headed Cowbird is an example of a bird that is native to North America but not to Michigan, having arrived here only in the mid-nineteenth century following the clearing of the forests. It is an interesting but controversial bird, one which some people love to hate.
Historically, cowbirds...
Spiritual Hobos
Phil 2:1216 “Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Do everything...
I hope you spent some time with friends and family this past weekend. I also hope you do not think the summer has come to an end, let’s pray the fall stays nice until February, and then we have an early spring.
Good things are happening in our community and the US and the world if you look for...