Stop Drifting

Stop Drifting

The Stalnecker family recently got a new puppy named Zeke.  This puppy is nine months old and already weighs about seventy pounds, but he is a puppy nonetheless. Since he has a tendency to knock both things and small children over because of his size, we have been...
You won’t make it!

You won’t make it!

The picture below is of a sign on the Kalalau trail on Kauai, Hawaii. This is a beautiful trail that provides an unbelievable view of the Napoli Coast. I took this picture last year while my wife and I were hiking to the beach at the end of the  trails first leg.  The...
“The Danger of Debt”

“The Danger of Debt”

Here are the notes from the message preached March 4, 2012.  There was too much information to get through it all.  I trust that it will be a help and a blessing. I Timothy 6:6-10 -Today’s consumer has a total of 13 obligations on record at a credit bureau.  Credit...
A Christmas Meeting

A Christmas Meeting

Last night I was privileged to be a part of  a very important meeting.  The mood was serious and each person at the table had an agenda that they were trying to press. Often the job of the meeting moderator, a job that I fulfilled, is to simply find common ground that...
An eternal purpose

An eternal purpose

We all want to live for something that matters. I believe that even though the fast pace of life tends to keep us from thinking too much about the things that “really” matter, in our clearer moments we all know that we have finite opportunities to really...
Faith is

Faith is

How do we define faith?  If faith is essential in the life of a person that pleases God as we have seen in Hebrews 11:6, than our understanding of a proper definition of faith is also essential. Fortunately, the Bible not only tells us that faith is essential, it...