Pastor Tom's Community

We place limits on the work of Jesus among us, but when you look at the last line you see that those are not limits on his outreach. He will find belief and He will enter an arena of reception because people are "buying" what He is offering. Our streets are filled with people waiting…

Why did Nehemiah lead the people to confess and repent of generational sin? Why did they need to deal with the wrongdoings of their ancestors? It was not about guilt or feeling guilty, demoralized, or anything negative. It was about awareness, correction, learning, and change of patterns. It was also about reversing the ongoing effects…

On the other hand, we don’t think that just because you don’t believe in God that God is not involved in your life. So, in the strictest sense, and from a theist’s point of view, we would not say that you are living entirely without God.

Seeking one’s own honor as a primary goal, generally produces opposite results.

Except for a few months, it has been nine years since I gave up driving. I still have my license. I am still legal to drive, but I do not. I get lightheaded without much warning even though it has been years since I passed out. At first, it seems to have been a combination…

"The Vine Dresser and the Fig Tree" by Tissot(public domain via Wikimedia Commons) We sap some of the Oom Pah Pah from the Christ of Incarnation when we insist upon every icarnate word or deed being hyper spiritual. What Jesus does is breathe meaning into everything upon revisitation and reflection. It would not be sinful…