Author: Pastor Phil

I received an early morning call from my 16 year old daughter while she sat in an airport in Miami waiting for the flight that would soon deposit her in Guatemala. I could hear the excitement in her voice as she said her goodbyes and professed her love for her dad. As we hung up,… Continue reading Slipping Away

The news of the death of an icon is everywhere. Michael Jackson for some decades has seemed larger than life. A tragic character in a play that could never have a happy ending. Yet his passing leaves me sadly wondering how a life can go so wrong.   To most people the life that this… Continue reading Icon

This was a recent question from a member of my church. I hope my answer was right….     Yesterday I went to work and it was looking to be a very good day. I have a coworker who just came back to work in March after a very hard fight with cancer, everything was… Continue reading A Hard Question

  Maybe I’m alone in this, but there are moments when I forget what this walk of faith is about. I’m always aware of what God has done for me, but in the face of all the reports of a shrinking church I confess to some doubts as to whether or not this message is… Continue reading Hitting the refresh button

Several months ago my wife and I were relaxing on a Sunday afternoon. My wife turned to me and asked if I smelled something burning. I did and we both began to investigate our house looking for the source. My wife suddenly gave a gasp and told me to look at our neighbor’s home. I… Continue reading Fire!