Evergreen Connection
“I’m (not) Moving to Canada!”
Tis the season for that favorite refrain. “If so and so becomes President, I’m moving to Canada!” Every four years we hear that threat from some well-known personality and this year is no exception. In fact, the front-runners in our current presidential race may well yield a bumper crop of such statements. Declarations like this […]
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Introducing Ryan and Emily Aufenkamp
Last weekend I had the privilege of making an exciting announcement: The Leadership Team is recommending Ryan Aufenkamp to serve at Evergreen as our youth and worship pastor! Ryan and Emily are an amazing young couple and we are eager for you to begin getting to know them. For all of 2015 and on into […]
Continue ReadingA Fool For Christ
You don’t really know what you have until it is gone. This familiar axiom is perhaps most true when it comes to people and in the years to come I expect we will feel the loss of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia quite sharply. For 20 years Justice Scalia has been one of […]
Continue ReadingPicture Takers Wanted
Do you love taking pictures? Do you have a camera of some sort (phone, point and shoot, DSLR, Phantom 3, etc)? We are looking to create a pool of digital pictures from EBC events, ministries, worship services, classes, and anything else EBC-related, that could potentially be used on the EBC Website (which is still a […]
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The Value of the Leadership Retreat
This last weekend, the whole Leadership Team of EBC, along with each of our wives, had the chance to spend the weekend together on a retreat. It would be a fair question to wonder what happens on a Leadership Team Retreat. The short answer is: Lots. But I want to give you a glimpse into […]
Continue ReadingPraying For Your Picture
Of all the helpful uses for our picture directory I am certain the most valuable is facilitating prayer. The Leadership Team will soon be spending an extended period of time praying for the members of our church family and we will be using the directory as our guide. Having an updated picture from each of […]
Continue ReadingCASH (almost) If You’ll Read This!
“Many people wish the abortion debate would just go away. They’re tired of the controversy and name-calling played out almost daily on social media. They’re turned-off by harsh rhetoric and careless labels, not to mention constant political bickering. Perhaps you feel this way. You have a heart for the unborn, but have yet to act […]
Continue ReadingThe Easiest of the Hard is Still Hard
In the midst of a worship service, with the power of God’s Word upon us and our voices united in worship, I often get a fervent resolve to walk steadfastly with Jesus. But I marvel at how little it takes to trip me up and leave me scrambling to stay on my feet. Mere minutes […]
Continue ReadingMy Prayer for EBC in 2016
As I sat in the second service on Sunday, I was struck by the fact that Jesus has told us to drink His blood and eat His body (Luke 22:19-20). At first hearing, this sounds less like a call to life and more like the beginnings of a horror movie. In John chapter 4, we […]
Continue ReadingPromises of God
A week and a half ago, I had the privilege of preaching on having “Faith Amidst Confusion”. God’s Word challenges us to trust God and believe his promises, even when, and especially when, life’s circumstances are difficult. So what exactly are the promises that God makes to us? I was asked to compile a list […]
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