by Lou Haveman | Jun 14, 2021 | Sunday Reflections
Our discussion today was based on a real-life story of sacrificial service to others and our failure as a society to meet the needs of the most vulnerable among us. Do I have to be my brother’s keeper? My thoughts this morning are not answers but...
by Lou Haveman | Jun 6, 2021 | Sunday Reflections
This is a topic that was never a part of our family growing up. Today it is in the media, our movies, books, and among our friends and families. It is being legislated. And, it is in the Bible although I have never heard a sermon even remotely come...
by Lou Haveman | Jun 1, 2021 | Sunday Reflections
“What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?” “Whoever seeks to gain his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.” “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count...
by Lou Haveman | May 17, 2021 | Sunday Reflections
It may be time to remind everyone that I am not advocating a position as we discuss so many of these current issues so much as think more deeply about them and to move beyond easy answers to the deeper truths. The discussion today focused on the long-term impacts when...
by Lou Haveman | May 12, 2021 | Founders Corner
On January 20th I had right knee replacement surgery. Now the incision has healed. The bruised black and blue tissue from the ankle to my upper thigh looks well and healthy. All the bruising came four days after surgery. What is that all...