Mercy in the midst of Judgment
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor In my devotional reading this morning I was struck by a passage in the book of Isaiah, in the 15th and 16th chapters. Beginning in chapter 13 of Isaiah and continuing...
View ArticleHaving a Passion for Jesus
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor “For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their...
View ArticleTaking the Lowest Seat
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor 7Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 8“When you are invited by someone to a wedding...
View ArticleGodly Jealousy
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor “Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus...
View ArticleIdeas, Facts, Values, and the Person in the Room
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. Here’s a book report. Western thought is essentially the product of ancient Greek thought. The ancient Greeks, influenced...
View ArticleMoney, Possessions, and the Kingdom
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide for yourselves moneybags...
View ArticleThe Childhood of Jesus
By Mike Ivaska, Associate Pastor The Christmas holiday is a time for Christians to focus on certain details of Jesus’ life and message that are often overlooked the rest of the year. We do not often...
View ArticleThere is none good but God.
By Mike Ivaska “Why do you call me good? There is none good except God alone.” – Mark 10:18 “Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.” – John 13:38 In...
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