My grandfather was a master, finish carpenter.  His son, my father, was not. He dabbled and actually had some very fine projects like a room addition and an attic conversion. He liked the idea of using tools to make toys… Continue reading

  In Psalm 66:12, The psalmist decla res that God let men ride over their heads, that they, his people, went through fire and water, and then, "you brought us to a place of abundance." The simple question today is… Continue reading

  I have missed you. That is what happens when I go silent. I miss you. When I am silent, it is difficult to hear you breath or listen or respond. I thought about you and wished you today what… Continue reading

Welcome to a time of worship online with Pastor Tom Sims and the Fellowship of Joy at 4141 Ministries. Continue reading

How do we make DREAD work for us in meeting the demands of my life each day? Continue reading

“Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.” – Psalm 74:17 “In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on… Continue reading

Tongues of fire descended … and something individual happened. Lighting upon each …dividing … They united all in one Spirit. A paradoxical contradiction connected multiple languages,traditions, and customs into curious Oneness. What could not be achieved by ingenuity,invention, or inquisitive… Continue reading

  We all cast a shadow in our lives and we all provide snapshots of ourselves in the lives of the people we meet that last long past the moment in which they were engraved upon our hearts and minds.… Continue reading

Every forlorn and desperate psalm is an invitation for us to come to God in very honest prayer. Continue reading