It may sound odd, but one of the greatest qualities of Pastor Bear, a man who has been in ministry at MVBC for 25 years, is that he...

I think most of us would agree that we live in confusing times. Not because God is confused but surely because we His creation have...

Worship is a spring that wells out of a redeemed person’s life. God alone prescribes what worship looks like and what it doesn’t. The...

This is May, the month we celebrate graduations. Graduations always cause me to reflect on one of the greatest graduation speeches I’ve...

In the book of Galatians, Paul points to our union with Christ that results from His justification in our lives. This is so profound,...

As a corporate worship pastor, my time is often spent considering how our corporate worship, as well as our church as a whole, is...

Snow globes. When shaken, they are a display of the beauty that snow adds to a scene. Yet when you find yourself in one, so to speak, and...

This year’s Winter Camp teaching consisted of going through the book of Jonah with the teens. I was assigned to teach chapter 2, Jonah’s...

We have heard the phrase, “You are in a spiritual battle.” Usually, this is within the context of a trial in your life in which you...

Have you ever noticed that there are moments in life that seem to jump to the top of your mind when you hear the phrase, “defining...