by Steve | Jun 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
My dad marched me down to the neighbor’s home, knocked on the door, and told the father of the boy who had previously punched me in the gut without provocation that if anything like that ever happened again that man would be held responsible. I’m so thankful that I...
by Steve | Jun 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
THE VISION Creekside Church’s mission, “Leading people everywhere to a devoted relationship with Jesus Christ,” must include reaching the younger generation in our church and communities with the Gospel and discipling them as future disciple-makers. The elders have...
by Steve | May 5, 2022 | Christian Living
At the Iowa State Track and Field Meet at Drake Stadium, runners don’t run away from anything, but they run after the victor’s prize. In 1 Timothy 6:11, Paul instructs his “true child in the faith” to do both. “But flee from these things (the quest for great...
by Steve | Apr 3, 2022 | Easter, Uncategorized
On March 5, 2022 an EF-3 tornado ravaged Winterset, Iowa. I didn’t see the tornado, but I believe it was real based upon the evidence. Images of downed trees, snapped power lines, damaged buildings, and a path of debris all testify of the twister’s reality. Those who...
by Steve | Mar 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recently a friend attended a gathering where the majority of the people had spent years sacrificing, working hard, and saving so they could spend their later years at ease in a warmer climate. For most of their lives they were “dying to live”—longing for the day they...
