Andrea Bateman2 days ago8 minAt a Snail's Pace - By Pastor Thomas EngelGetting to the end of May and the start of June, we are seeing young people graduating from school, and with their new degrees, they will...
Andrea BatemanMay 168 minHeaven's Not So Far - By Pastor Thomas EngelFor all the talk we do about heaven, we don’t have an exact picture of what heaven looks like. Most of our pictures of heaven come from...
Andrea BatemanMay 97 minFunctional Believer - By Pastor Thomas EngelMost people want to be functioning at a high level most of the time. It’s how we get things done. Hour after hour, day after day, we are...
Andrea BatemanMay 97 minA Life Complete - By Pastor Thomas EngelIn a past congregation that I served, there was an elderly man named Arnold. I’m sure each member in the congregation would agree that...
Andrea BatemanMay 27 minI Wish I'm There - By Pastor Thomas EngelWhat time in history would you would like to go back and visit? Are you a big baseball fan? What baseball legend would you like to go...
Andrea BatemanApr 198 minEarly Riser - By Pastor Thomas EngelWhen Jesus was before Pilate at his trial, we have to remember that not everyone in the crowd was shouting, “Crucify him!” There were...
Andrea BatemanApr 48 minStepping that Next Step - By Pastor Thomas EngelI think I can say that we all have felt at one time or another the strain of stepping that next step. I can say that we have all been in...
Andrea BatemanMar 287 minYou Don't Want to Miss This - By Pastor Thomas EngelAs crucial that current world events are to our present moments, our immediate days ahead of us, and to far future times, we need to...
Andrea BatemanMar 218 minOnly What You Can Do - By Pastor Thomas EngelAdmittedly, I’m beginning with some illustrations that are well-worn. I’ve read them in various places over the years, and I’m sure that...
Andrea BatemanMar 148 minWhen Necessary, Repeat - By Pastor Thomas EngelWhat’s you favorite song, and how many times have you heard it through the years? One of my favorites is Gladys Knight’s “Midnight Train...
Andrea BatemanMar 78 minGot a Deal for You - By Pastor Thomas EngelI’ve a friend who is a history buff, and he always says, “Money has ruined everything.” Looking back through the centuries, my friend...
Andrea BatemanFeb 228 minHappily Ever After... By Pastor Thomas EngelIt has always been a topic of debate if art mimics life or life mimics art. Henry James wrote that the novel is “a direct impression of...
Andrea BatemanFeb 147 minSeeing the Good - By Pastor Thomas EngelWhen you are going through a difficult time, you call up an urgent session of your support team made up of your two best friends to meet...
Andrea BatemanFeb 75 minOops, I was Wrong! - By Pastor Thomas EngelWe all make mistakes at sometime or another. Right? I can type with all of my fingers, but in just a few sentences of an email, typos...
Andrea BatemanJan 317 minYou're Not a Kid Anymore - By Pastor Thomas EngelWhen was the last time someone said to you, “You’re not a kid anymore?” Putting the best construction on your development to mature...
Andrea BatemanJan 187 minLiving Presently in the Future Tense - By Pastor Thomas EngelNot to do a grammar review here that is about at the second grade level, but I hope you will see I’m going to try to take this short...
Andrea BatemanJan 106 minSeeing Yourself - By Pastor Thomas EngelHave you ever been to a carnival where it has those mirrors that are bent in different ways? Depending where you stand in front on them,...
Andrea BatemanJan 38 minMore, More, More! - By Pastor Thomas EngelWhat’s your IQ score? What did you get on the SAT or ACT? What was your grade point average? Or, to ask in a practical way, at a party...
Andrea BatemanDec 20, 20218 minSo Likely, So Expected - By Pastor Thomas EngelTwo women; they are related; they are cousins, but they haven’t seen each other for awhile. One texts the other, and says, “I’ve been...
Andrea BatemanDec 13, 20218 minChanged Before Your "Very" Eyes - By Pastor Thomas EngelHow do you think of yourself when it comes to change? Are you a person who likes things as a rule to stay the same? Do you tend to keep...