Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis Today, I am thinking of John the Baptist whose job description was, “to prepare the way of the Lord’s coming.”  His main message was to “Repent from sins and turn to God.” (Matt. 3:2-3) During the course of the last 7 months, we have been in a period of preparation in [...]

Author: Jenelle Orso My life has been dramatically changed by a world that has stolen and broken my heart completely. Never have I felt so helpless, hopeless for a people so beautiful, so suppressed.  I reached, I grabbed, I held, and painfully let go. The first day we arrived in Africa , I could not [...]

Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis In his book, “Forgive and Forget,” Louis Smedes makes an appropriate distinction between Forgiveness and Reconciliation.  Forgiveness is moving beyond the hurt someone causes us and not allowing it to cause us hurt anymore.  When we move beyond the hurt, we are able to wish well upon the person who hurt [...]

Author: Lee Ann Riede We all experience difficulties in our relationships.  How do we work through those difficulties and come out stronger?  Our new Sermon Series will look at building those qualities that help make for stronger relationships. Sunday, July 12–”Building Stronger Relationships:  Humility” Text:  Matthew 5:3 Sunday, July 19–”Building Stronger Relationships:  Empathy” Text:  Matthew [...]

Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis Yes, I am writing this G-Log while on vacation, but I noticed something during this vacation in Colorado I would like to share. The longer I live in Arizona , the more I have noticed how much the high-altitude in Colorado affected me.  I usually had to sleep more just because [...]