Standing in the Presence of God
Colton Burpo was a 4yr old boy, who during his emergency surgery claimed he went to heaven and back. His father wrote a book (and later a movie called: “Heaven Is for Real.”
Entries by Amanda Petersen
We Are Those Dry Bones!
The foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone; the ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone; the leg bone’s connected to the knee bone; the knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone; O hear the Word of the Lord!”
All We Need Is Love!
“There’s nothing you can’t make that can’t be made. No one you can save that can’t be saved.
The ACTS Prayer
There is much to pray about these days. And yet there are times we find it hard to put together a prayer.
Confidence with Christ
The coach, with his cap on and his head down, starts out of the dugout and makes his way towards the mound. You know the scene well if you’ve played baseball, softball, or watched any Brewers games.
Christ Jesus, Shepherding You to Salvation
Last week, 12 hours after returning from our honeymoon, we attended a family funeral. My uncle was called home to heaven.
Finding Easter Peace
Wasn’t worship on Easter Sunday great! We had three great services. A wonderful Easter breakfast. Fantastic special music, strings, and brass!
June Jumble Days 2024
Mark your calendars! Eastside’s annual June Jumble Days Outreach Event is less than two months away.
From One Doubting Thomas to Another
Many years ago, there was an East Coast pastor, Pastor Wright, who paid a visit to a small, Midwestern religious college. He stayed at the home of the college president, who also served as a professor of physics and chemistry.
Easter Hymns: What a Heritage!
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job as pastor is worship planning. Worship is such an important part of our congregational life that we couldn’t really imagine our church gatherings without it.
