Ordinary Saints And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.   Colossians 3:17 As bells toll in churches as they observe All Saints Day, it is a time to give thanks to God for...

Paul G. Crisler October 8, 1937 – October 23, 2023 Paul Gilbert Crisler passed away on Monday, October 23, 2023 at the age of 86. Paul was the son of the late Gilbert and Nellie Crisler (nee Allmeyer); loving husband of Carolyn Crisler (nee Madorin) of 37 years; dearest father...

The Intersection of the Red Sea and Calvary For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same...

God Makes All Things Good "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”  And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making...

A Different Kind of Community But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.  1 Peter 2:9 You know the words.  “Sometimes you...

A Patchwork of Colors and Shapes You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined...