By Dave Benner In I & II Timothy, Paul gives advice to a young preacher. Much of this advice can and should be applied to all Christians, even old guys like me. I want to emphasize two steps of Christianity …

By Dave Benner On September 23, we were babysitting Hannah and Graham. It was a breezy, cool day as we went out on our deck. I remember thinking that it sure felt like Fall. Turns out it was the first …

By Dave Benner When I was in my 20’s, I worked in an orchard. One job I thoroughly enjoyed was grafting. We were grafting over rabbit damage on young apple trees. Rabbits will girdle trees in winter when other food …

By Dave Benner In Matthew 19, the disciples rebuked the people who were bringing their children to Jesus. However, Jesus rebuked the disciples saying, “Let the little ones come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs …

By Dave Benner In Numbers 21 we read about an episode that occurred during the exodus. The people spoke against God and Moses. As a result of their sin, God sent fiery serpents among them and many were bitten and …

By Dave Benner As every member should know, the theme for this year is “Bearing Fruit for God.” Today, I want to focus on one way we can bear fruit, bearing the fruit of the lips. In Hebrews 13:15, we …

By Dave Benner These days we hear a lot about our rights. We are fortunate to live in a country where we have rights as a citizen, guaranteed by the Constitution. We learn in Acts 22:28 that Paul was born …

By Dave Benner My favorite Mayberry character was Barney Fife. My favorite line he used was, “Gotta nip it in the bud, gotta nip it!” Maybe you too can picture him saying this with both hands on his gun belt. …