As many of you know, a month ago, I contracted Bell’s Palsy. Symptoms include paralyzed facial and eye muscles, and eating habits that turned mealtime into a spectator sport. It also impairs your speech. I couldn’t say “Fs” or “Ps.” Well…“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” As you can see, four weeks later, […]
Read More… from Eyes Front! l Luke 43-62 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
It’s a thin blue line that stands between us and evil… and we are grateful for our protectors, aren’t we? Last week, I spoke on evil; evil that is more evil than we can know. But Jesus is stronger than we can imagine. A simple message, but I received more comments on that sermon than […]
Read More… from Faith That Releases Power l Luke 8:40-56 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Over the last two weeks, we have had a Chinese spy balloon traverse our nation before finally being shot down…and at least three other unidentified “objects” that were also “decommissioned.” Whether or not the last three are of Chinese origin is unclear, but one thing does seem clear: we are being tested. Probed. Our resolve […]
Read More… from Great Evil, Greater Power l Luke 8:22-39 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
These are a few of the rocks that sit in the concrete beneath this sanctuary. They were placed there more than 26 years ago by Chapel Hill families who wanted their name to be part of foundation of this building. Did any of you place a stone in this foundation? The rest of us owe […]
Read More… from Marvelous Faith l Luke 7:1-10 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
I hope your New Year is off to a great start. Mine certainly is. I got to baptize my granddaughter last Sunday, January 1. It’s a bit of a bummer when what is likely to be the high point of your year happens on day one! But…I’ll take it as a sign of God’s promise […]
Read More… from Outrageous Love l Luke 6:27-36 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
Welcome to 2023! I want to start by bragging on you. Whatever happened last night, your first act of 2023 is worship! Well done! And you are savvy because you remembered the 10:00 start time. (Of course, I’m sure that you who’ve been sitting here for an hour came early for prayer, right?) And… for […]
Read More… from How to Raise a Teenager l Luke 2:39-52 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
The late Queen Elizabeth had a summer home in Scotland called Balmoral. While there, she loved to take long walks accompanied by her protection officer, Dick Griffin. Griffin recounts a time when he and the Queen were out for a picnic and saw two hikers approaching them. As they drew near, the Queen said hello […]
Read More… from Classic Christmas Eve Service l Luke 2:15-21 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
A couple weeks ago after service, I spotted our police officer, Eddie, whom I had not seen for a while. I went over to greet him, threw my arms around him and gave him a hug. I was holding this ID lanyard, and after I hugged him, pulled back…and found myself hooked on something. So, […]
Read More… from Power Up l Luke 1:39-56 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
I want to start this morning with a geography quiz. How many here have ever heard of Stehekin, Washington? Inchelium? Daisy? Starbuck? Anatone? OK…if you heard a report that an angel of Almighty God had appeared in Anatone, Washington with a major announcement, what would you think? “Anatone?” “Who’s ever heard of Anatone?” “Why would […]
Read More… from I Am a Servant of the Lord l Luke 1:26-38 l Chapel Hill Church Gig Harbor
On our vacation, Cyndi and I played a lot of golf. But one hole we played was especially memorable. Terrifying, in fact. It was steep and the grass was wet. Cyndi said, “Shouldn’t we stay on the cart path? I said, “Nah…they’d have signs up if it were cart path only.” So, I started straight […]