10 Lessons From A Near Death Experience
Last fall I had the opportunity to make a new friend in my life. Pastor Steve Sjogren was the guest speaker at our pastors conference. When I first started listening to Steve I was immediately struck...
View ArticleMan’s Plans or God’s Plans?
Recently I have had a poignant reminder of how man may plan his ways but God's plans are not always the same. Sometimes we think we know best what needs to happen and what needs to be done in our life....
View ArticleTech Giants Need To Embrace The Faith Community
Today I read a great article written on the Christian Post called "Google, Twitter, and Facebook Leaders Tell Christian Media to Embrace Tech Giants". It was written by my friend Alex Murashko. In the...
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn From The 7 Last Words Of Jesus
When someone is near their end and they know it, their last words take on greater significance. The seven last words of Jesus on the cross give us insight into what things were important to him and...
View ArticleHoly Wednesday Reflection
Holy Wednesday is the 4th day of the Christian Holy Week. Wednesday marks the day that two people made to very different choices concerning Jesus. One of those people is Judas, who is remembered as the...
View ArticleHoly Thursday And The Last Supper
Holy Thursday which is sometimes called Maundy Thursday, is the 5th day of Holy Week. Jesus takes His disciples to a large second story room filled with dining furniture called an “upper room.” He does...
View ArticleWhat Can We Learn From Good Friday?
Good Friday is the sixth day of Holy Week. After Jesus was betrayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, He is dragged before a Jewish court of law led by the high priest, Caiaphas. The take Him to Pilate who...
View ArticleEaster Sunday – Let The Dead Become Alive
Easter Sunday is “Resurrection Day.” It is the day that we re-tell, re-enact- and imagine once again the mind boggling event that happened on a Sunday morning over 2000 years ago in the city of...
View ArticleIs Your Leadership Style Cramping Your Disciple Making?
Recently I had a great conversation with Allen Hodges, who is a dear friend of mine and the pastor of the Billings Montana Vineyard Church. We talked about leadership styles and it’s effect on making...
View ArticleSuicide: Heaven Or Hell?
The topic of suicide is not addressed very often in Christian circles and when it is, it is usually coupled with very emotional responses that are not reasoned out very well. With the tragedy of what...
View ArticleThe Legacy Of Heresy Hunting
Heresy hunting seems to have become quite a popular pastime with many radio broadcasters and internet bloggers. Recently I ran across a response by Tim Challies (www.challies.com) concerning some...
View ArticleA New Low In Christendom – Charging For Prayer
I have just got done investigating one of the most insidious and malicious scams I have seen to date on the internet. The scammers are the owners of www.christianprayercenter.com. It is a website that...
View ArticleComforting Scriptures For The Brokenhearted
I put together this list of Bible verses about comfort because it is my desire and heart that this blog and my other websites would be a place where people could come and receive healing for the hurts...
View ArticleYou Reap What You Sow
This is part of a series I have done at my church in Pine Haven and published on my website Taber's Truths
View ArticleCursing, Swearing, And The Bible
With our morals and values being challenged at every corner in today's world, I thought a study on what the Bible says about profanity would be in order. I will be the first one to admit that when I...
View ArticleAre You Called By God?
If you are around Christians any length of time at all, you will hear them say that they feel "called" by God to do something. They may say that they are trying to discern the call of God on their...
View ArticleCodependent Leaders And Their Followers
I am the first to admit that I am an imperfect leader. I am an imperfect church member. I am an imperfect man. There have been times in my life where I have done or allowed some pretty dumb things in...
View ArticleThe God Who Comforts Like A Mother
This week at my church I won't be sharing a traditional Mother's Day sermon but instead will be sharing a message about the God who comforts as a mother who comforts her child. Often times we place...
View ArticleBecoming A Church Without Borders
This morning I want to share with you the vision I am sharing with my own congregation at the Vineyard Church of Pine Haven. We are a small town church in a community of 500 in rural Wyoming. Our...
View ArticleIs It Biblical To Take Communion At Home?
I get a lot of people coming to my list of communion scriptures searching for information concerning taking communion at home. I thought that it would be helpful to go into more depth on taking...
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