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They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium.  With their rich maroon gowns flowing…and the traditional caps, they looked almost…as grown up as they felt.

Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears.

This class would NOT pray during the commencements—not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.

The principal and several students were careful to stay within guidelines allowed by the ruling.  They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.

The speeches were nice, but they were routine…..until the final speech received a standing ovation.

A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone.  He stood still and silent for just a moment, and the, it happened.

All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!

The student on stage…simply looked at the audience and said, “GOD BLESS YOU, each and every one of you.” and walked off stage…

The audience exploded into applause.  This graduating class had found a unique way to invoke God’s blessing on their future with or without the court’s approval.

This is a true story; it happened at the University of Maryland.

The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.  The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him sincerely.  He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.       Psalm 145:17-19 NLT Read more »

Oswald Chambers writes, “We count as service what we do in the way of Christian work; Jesus Christ calls service what we are to Him, not what we do for Him.  Discipleship is based on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on adherence to a belief or a creed…Today we have substituted creedal belief for personal belief, and that is why so many are devoted to causes and so few devoted to Jesus Christ.”My question is: Do you agree?  

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food. John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and requested that she leave his store at once. Visualizing the family needs, she said: ‘Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can.’  John told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his store.

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There is something that you should consider doing with your teenager this weekend…Ben Stein is in a new movie coming to the big screen April 18 titled Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. To find out more about this upcoming film please continue reading. Read more »

We are thankful for how God in His mighty power continues to work in Meredith Taylor’s life.  Her story is nothing short of a miracle.  Just a little over two weeks ago Meredith was fighting for her life after a near fatal skiing accident.  Today she is recuperating at home and we marvel over the progress she is making.  Our God is an awesome God!  Let’s continue to remember Meredith, Zack, Kim, Steven and the rest of the family as Meredith makes her way through this time of healing.   Pastor Ed

God in His Mighty Power Continues to Work

Since this past Thursday we have seen our Mighty God work His mighty power in Meredith Taylor’s life. Thursday night no one could predict if Meredith would live following surgery on her brain. Now just four days later she is out of the ICU, she is sitting, walking, using the facilities, eating and drinking. She still has a way to go; pain continues to be an issue that must be managed, she is still processing the events of the past four days, and she has those facial fractures that her doctors must make some decisions on. But we can give praise to our God that He has worked and we can continue to pray for His working in Meredith’s life.

This space is called I Spy – as in I have seen. We want to use this space on our web page to share how we have seen God at work in our circumstances. In doing so our purpose is to bring glory to our great God and His working in our lives.

An I Spy can be anything that brings God glory. It can be an answer to prayer, something that God has revealed to you in His Word, or a way in which another person has blessed or encouraged your life.

The focus is always on God’s working amongst us and not on us. As we share His working and give Him glory, those who read will be greatly blessed.

Thanks for sharing God’s work in your life.