God’s Plan for Weed Control
How is the growing season coming along this year? Thankfully, God has blessed us with recent rains, which have helped, but prior to that it was as dry as I’ve ever seen it.
Entries by Amanda Petersen
Eastside Farewell Sermon: God Causes the Growth
It’s been 6 years and 16 since I began at Eastside in 2017. Time flies, doesn’t it? I remember the beginning quite well.
If you knew his heart, you would.
Have you ever had someone invite you to come to them for help? At first it’s often hard to gauge if they really mean it.
A Heart in Focus
Perhaps the most common stereotype given by people who are looking for an excuse not to be in church says: “The church is all about money. That’s all they ever talk about. That’s all they’re after.”
“In View of His Appearing…”
Everyone gets the same amount of time in a day, but it seems like some accomplish much more than others. It’s why productivity experts often say that the one commodity more important than your money or even your time, is your focus.
What Does Jesus See?
It had been a while since I’d been on State Street. Not that I spent a lot of time there in the past, but we used to go down there more often.
No Sin, No Service
Have you ever seen a sign that says, “No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service.” I don’t see them around much anymore but growing up they were quite common in restaurants in northern Wisconsin.
Backbone and Blessing
Do you know what the fastest growing US religious affiliation is? Believe it or not, it’s the nuns! …No, sorry, I spelled that wrong, not “nuns” but “nones”
Proverbs Part 3: The Archive of Wisdom
The middle section of the book of Proverbs, ch. 10-29, is filled with hundreds of inspired proverbs which apply wisdom and the fear of the Lord to any topic you could imagine—family, work, friendship, sex, marriage, money, alcohol, debt, you name it.
“With a Joyful Shout!”
The tradition began on a Good Friday upon the Island of Bermuda. A Sunday school teacher was trying to teach his students about Christ’s ascension, the exaltation which would follow the humiliation of the cross.
