by Alastair Hayward, Guest Preacher Who will win? I guess it depends on the context. Will Bayern win the Champions League this year? Will Liverpool win the Premiership for the first time in thirty years? Will the Cubs win the…
Hatred of self—of the way we look, the way others see us, the way we see ourselves—guarantees misery. Sometimes our own negative internal dialogue can be worse than anything anyone can say to, or about, us. In a Glamour (Shocking…
by Sharla Guenther This is a parable (or a story) Jesus told to teach a lesson to us. The parable of the unmerciful servant is...wait a minute! What does unmerciful mean? To have mercy is to have compassion on people…
It had been a very long day. Jesus and his disciples had been out teaching about God and performing miracles. Many people followed them, and Jesus spent the rest of the day teaching and feeding five thousand people! When the…
For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. -Psalm 48:14 In talking to friends here and back in the USA, through this time of lockdown, stressful situations, and restrictions,…
Biblical wisdom is seen in the God-centered life. It’s not just good advice. It’s others-centered. We know this to be true, yet life seems to offer us many opportunities for resentment, disillusionment, or anger designed to turn us quickly self-centered…
Today's story is about sand, rock and two builders. Jesus was telling a story to explain what it means to obey him. He explained that when we hear his words and do what they say, we are like a wise…
Toxic religion (or bad theology) leads to bad times! We need to get our theology back on track. In ministry, besides all the wonderful positive loving persons I've been privileged to call friends, I also have encountered about every form…
Back to the Church! …not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another… Worship @ 16:00 hrs Meeting at Christuskirche Gauting Ammerseestraße 15 in Gauting Sermon: God's Tornado Scripture verses: Ephesians 1:1-6 Pastor John…
In a place called Moab, there lived a nice family. Elimelech, his wife Naomi and their two sons moved there because there was more food there than where they used to live. After a while, Elimelech died but Naomi wasn't…
