by Dr. Bob Lee | Oct 22, 2024 | Pastor Letters
Today, about 28% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” when asked about their religion. This segment of our population is described as the “Nones,” people who, when asked to describe their...
by Dr. Bob Lee | Oct 15, 2024 | Pastor Letters
Chances are, you or someone you know has been a victim of bullying. According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the...
by Dr. Bob Lee | Oct 8, 2024 | Pastor Letters
In the October 4th Pastor’s Devotional on YouTube, I invited us to reflect on a powerful passage from Exodus 18:1-27, where Moses receives wise counsel from his father-in-law, Jethro. The key verses are Exodus 18:17-18 – where Jethro says to a borderline burned-out...
by Dr. Bob Lee | Oct 1, 2024 | Pastor Letters
Hurricane Helene made landfall on the night of September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140mph. It struck the panhandle of Florida in the “Big Bend” area, southeast of Tallahassee. This made it the strongest hurricane on record to strike...
by Dr. Bob Lee | Sep 24, 2024 | Pastor Letters
In Sunday’s sermon (9/22), we focused on James chapters three and four where James differentiates between “heavenly wisdom” and “earthly wisdom.” According to James, we have a choice: to live in submission to one kind of wisdom or the other. Often, we find ourselves...
by Dr. Bob Lee | Sep 17, 2024 | Pastor Letters
In part three of our study of the Book of James (James 3:1-12), we learned that our words have power. Through our words, we can build up or tear down. We can praise or curse. We can sow goodness and kindness, or sow hate and condemnation. In his letter to the churches...