Christmas is a time of great imagination, especially for kids. Just imagine a child taking a beautifully wrapped gift in hand, shaking it, imagining what’s in it, listening for a puppy inside. Thinking “What could it be?” as they run through all the awesome possibilities in their mind. Hoping, dreaming, […]

This month I found myself thinking about the heroism of WWII. December 16 marked the 74th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. There were many battles in WWII but according to Alex Kershaw in his book, The Longest Winter, the greatest battle in U.S. history was the Battle of […]

John 1:1-18 It was amazing to follow the NASA InSight landing on Mars, which was sent to explore the planet’s unchartered interior. Lori Glaze, acting director of the Planetary Science Division in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, stated, “We’ve studied Mars from orbit and from the surface since 1965, learning about […]

Dear BCA Family, Philippians 1:3-6 says, “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good […]

I hope you’ve been challenged and encouraged by this study of the life of Joseph, one of the great heroes of the faith. Evaluating how he handled such real-life issues as vision, integrity, faith, money, godliness, relationships, and courage has encouraged me. I hope looking deeper into these areas has […]

We’re rounding third base and heading for home on our ELEVATE series. How has it been to evaluate your VISION, your INTEGRITY, your FAITH, your MONEY, your GODLINESS, and your RELATIONSHIPS?? If you’re a bit behind, read through the story of Joseph’s life in Genesis 37-50 and you’ll see why […]

We’re on the home stretch of our ELEVATE series. How has it been to evaluate your VISION, your INTEGRITY, your FAITH, your MONEY and your GODLINESS? As I evaluate my own life in these areas, I’ll tell you what I know to be true – God blesses obedience. Evaluating these […]

As we’re walking through the lessons learned by evaluating the life of Joseph, let me ask you this question: What does it mean to make – and keep – Jesus the center of our lives? The word center is defined as “a person (or thing) that is the chief object […]

Genesis 41 We’re just about half way through our ELEVATE teaching series, where we’ve been looking at the life of Joseph in Genesis. If you’ve missed any of them, I encourage you to go back and read through my blog posts from the past few weeks about the first few […]

Genesis 40:1-41:40 During this 60 Days of Spiritual Growth series, we’ve been looking at the life of Joseph in Genesis and assessing our own lives, asking God to help ELEVATE us to who He’s called us to be. In Week 1 we looked at VISION and how we can live […]