1/27/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – For Judy and me it was July 2000. We were leaving our home on Canandaigua Lake and leaving our home church who had stood with us during a very difficult time in our life....
Read more1/20/21 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Joe Stowell said… “We are what we are, not because of dreams we have, but because of choices that we make.” In his book Satisfaction: Investing in What is Important to God, Joe Aldrich...
Read more1/13/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – In 1971… John Lennon wrote a song titled “Imagine.” It would become his best-selling single of his solo career. His lyrics encouraged the listener to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of...
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1/6/2021 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Change is inevitable. The world is full of change. On Monday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi changed the rules: in an effort to be inclusive to those who don’t identify as a specific gender, her Read more…
12/23/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – History is crowded with men who would be gods: Egyptian Pharaohs Roman Emperors Dalai Lamas Homer Buddha Alexander the Great Tutankhamun Wallace Fard Muhammad Napoleon Bonaparte Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Taher Saifuddin Adolph Hitler Vladimir Read more…
12/16/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – Over the past 18 years I have had the honor of being the chaplain for our local police department. Over those years Judy and I have had officers and their families in our home, Read more…
12/9/2020 – Pastor Brian’s Blog – I remember being in the 6th grade as if it were yesterday. I remember Carl Bowen. He had red hair. He was bigger than I was and he was in the 8th grade. Carl Read more…
Devotional for December 4th A new little tree will grow from its stump. From its roots a Branch will grow and produce fruit. At that time the man who is called the Root from Jesse’s family line will be like Read more…
Devotional for December 5th In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 PAUSE: In the beginning there was emptiness. But God had a great plan to create all things. He spent 6 days speaking all things Read more…
Devotional for December 6th So the Lord God drove the man out of the Garden of Eden to work the ground he had been made out of. Genesis 3:23 PAUSE: God loved His children, Adam and Eve, very much. They Read more…
Devotional for December 7th Noah did everything the Lord commanded Him to do. Genesis 7:5 PAUSE: After the first sin, almost everyone in the world was living in disobedience to God. But there was one man who loved and obeyed Read more…
Devotional for December 8th Sarah became pregnant. She had a son by Abraham when he was old. He was born at the exact time God had promised him. Genesis 21:2 PAUSE: Time passed after the flood, and people were not Read more…
Devotional for December 9th Abraham answered. ‘God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering…’ Genesis 22:8 PAUSE: Abraham was a man who loved and trusted God. But did he trust God with his whole heart? God blessed Abraham. Read more…
Devotional for December 10th I am with you. I will watch over you everywhere you go. And I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. Genesis Read more…
Devotional for December 11th You planned to harm me. But God planned it for good. He planned to do what is now being done. He wanted to save many lives. Genesis 50:20 PAUSE: Joseph came from a big family. He Read more…
Devotional for December 12th Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you The Lord will go through the land to strike the Egyptians down. He’ll see the blood on the top and sides of Read more…
Devotional for December 13th Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you today. Learn them well. Be sure to follow them. Deuteronomy 5:1 PAUSE: After Moses and the Israelites left Egypt, they lived in Read more…
Devotional for December 14th Be strong and brave. Do not be terrified. Do not lose hope. I am the Lord your God. I will be with you everywhere you go. Joshua 1:9 PAUSE: A new leader, named Joshua, was chosen Read more…
Devotional for December 15th May the Lord reward you for what you have done. May the God of Israel bless you richly. You have come to him to find safety under his care. Ruth 2:12 PAUSE: After Joshua and the Read more…
Devotional for December 16th Do not consider how handsome or tall he is. I have not chosen him. I do not look at the things people look at. Man looks at how someone appears on the outside. But I look Read more…
Devotional for December 17th The Lord is the one and only God! The Lord is the one and only God! 1 Kings 18:39 PAUSE: During the days of the kings of Israel, there were many bad kings and only a Read more…
Devotional for December 18th Nothing God created is hidden from Him. His eyes see everything. He will hold us accountable for everything we do. Hebrews 4:13 PAUSE: Jonah lived in the day when God’s people had turned away from God. Read more…
Devotional for December 19th The people who are now living in darkness will see a great light. They are now living in a very dark land. But a light will shine on them. Isaiah 9:2 PAUSE: Just like we all Read more…
Devotional for December 20th He sets people free and saves them. He does miraculous signs and wonders. He does them in the heavens and on the earth. He has saved Daniel from the power of the lions. Daniel 6:27 PAUSE: Read more…
Devotional for December 21st Then he sent back an answer. He said, “You live in the king’s palace. But don’t think that just because you are there you will be the only Jew who will escape. What if you don’t Read more…