THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER It’s hard to believe that we are already in the first Advent week. As you know, the word “advent” means “coming,” which refers to the coming of Jesus the Son of God to the world. So, beginning from today, we’ll begin the journey to Christmas. To fix our hearts to ...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER When we were in Palu, Sulawesi a few weeks ago, during the Sunday service a teen-aged girl sang a song about God’s timing. With her beautiful and clear voice, she sang, “Even though it’s not easy to understand, God’s time is the best. Through trials I continue to beli...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER This week Santy and I were pretty much home all week-long, sick with and recuperating from flu. Thank God we are now well and thank you for praying for us. On Friday I got a call from a friend whose mother was in ICU; she wanted me to come and pray for […]...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER You may not think that I noticed, but I did—and I appreciated it. So many of you do so many little things that make our church a home. Every month you prepare the Lord’s Table to make sure that we all can come to the Lord’s Supper. Every Monday you clean the […]...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER Moving is not entertaining but it can be enlightening. Our recent move allowed us to re-discover our belongings that had been buried somewhere. One of them was a picture that Santy and I took the moment we arrived in Hawaii for our honeymoon—almost 35 years ago—where we s...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER Our neighbor, who lives across the street from where we live in Malang, was not very neighborly—for a good reason. You see, when our daughter lived in Malang for a year, she had a pet—a big German shepherd. After she left, Milo—the name of the dog—stayed behind and wa...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER This is our chance to fill in the blank Pastor Steve...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER What does the blank do? Pastor Steve...

The blank matters      We all could come up with good words to fill in the blank and we could all find justification for the word that we chose.       Want to know my word?       I honestly believe there are many wo...

THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER Fill in the blank The purpose of the church is ___________. Pastor Steve...