Shouting the Gospel… Without Words
Imagine with me for one moment… that you cannot speak. You have completely lost your ability to sing, speak, or even utter one audible sound. Through a strange and irreversible virus, you have totally...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Grace
:: The Beauty of Grace :: “The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair…” ~ Dr. Glenn Kreider The evening before I headed back from Dallas after my last seminary class on “last things” (how...
View ArticleFollowing the Mission of our Messiah – Mark 8:22-33
People, situations, or even the circumstances of life are not always as they seem. Such was the case for a young, charming woman – a woman who happens to be the personal hero of my wife. This youthful,...
View ArticleThe Cross as our Compass
Identification with “status” is all around us. We are daily inundated with the world’s system and orientation – which screams for more attention, more fame, and more prestige. Unfortunately, we also...
View ArticleThe Run of Your Life
We often face walls in our lives that may drive us to unbelief. The wall seems insurmountable. It seems as though we can’t go on. Perhaps we are faced with doubts because of a skeptical, atheistic...
View ArticleSearch and Rescue
When Jesus walked the roads of Israel He was on a mission with a consuming sense of urgency for the lost sheep, first for the house of Israel, but also for anyone who was spiritual lost and apart from...
View ArticleJesus vs. Easy-Life Religiosity
The Berlin Wall surrounding East Germany was the singular glaring obstacle to real freedom in Europe from August 1961 until November 1989. For almost 30 years the people of East Germany were locked...
View ArticleLife’s Underpinning
One bitterly cold, late December day, my brother Stephen and I trekked out to see the ice on a river near our house in St. Clair, Michigan. It had been pretty cold for the past couple of weeks and we...
View ArticleHope for Every Slave
There once was a young slave named Samuel, who was owned from birth by a wicked, evil, abusive master. This master owned Samuel’s siblings, parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents, and made...
View ArticleReality Check.
Sometimes we need a good reality check. The rich culture we live in (yes, we are filthy rich in comparison to 90% of the world) is constantly promulgating the idea that the apex of life is achieving a...
View ArticleLast Words
I will never forget the last moment of communication I had with my Grandma, Betty Czarnecki, as she lay on her deathbed. I had just finished singing, “It is Well with My Soul” at her bedside, and she...
View ArticleStay on the Path
By Michael J. Breznau (audio sermon player below) Staying on the path can be tricky business, especially when you are alone in surroundings that are dark, difficult, and potentially dangerous. One late...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Go!
By Michael J. Breznau (audio sermon player below) Here I was again, cold, alone, and in the dark; trying to get away from the sound by plugging my ears from the banging of metal hitting human flesh....
View ArticleMission Possible
By Michael J. Breznau (audio sermon player below) More often than not, we are driven by a mentality that celebrates self-reliance. Learning how to maximize our human potential is the name of the game....
View ArticleSuperman vs. Jesus
Just this past May, not more than 2 months ago, David Gonzalez, age 35, was busy remodeling an old home in Hoffman, Minn, that he had purchased for just $10,100. But while he was busy tearing out old...
View ArticleSatisfied
Are your priorities in order? Pastor Chuck Swindoll heard about a couple from Atlanta who simply loved the story of the famous musical “My Fair Lady.” When they found out about a special re-release of...
View ArticleCancerous Christianity
Cancer. That one, singular word cuts into the fabric of our lives with fear and anxiety, doesn’t it? Every person knows someone who has battled against cancer; perhaps you know one who is in the middle...
View ArticleAlways Forgiven
The air was bone-chillingly cold and the wind might have bitten right through your knit hat, had you stepped outside. The winter season had stretched long and dark across West Michigan and Stephanie...
View ArticleConspiracy, Fear, and God’s Sovereignty
“They are secretly taking over!” “I think there is a hidden plan to outlaw Christianity…” “The communists are leading the media to brainwash our populace!” “I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some...
View ArticleLove in Design
Amid the convoluted messages about sexuality and marriage across the news networks and social media feeds, it’s easy to wonder if there is any solution or resolution for the conversation. Has God...
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