Fall Creek Christian Church

"'Go out and stand before me on the mountain,' the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And a voice said, ... " I Kings 19:11-13 There are a few members of our family who tend towards the more dramatic. It keeps life interesting. There's a largeness to the big emotion and there is certainly a place for it. The more subdued among us enjoy the smiles inspired by their flair. It is, however, due to their willingness to enter into our more low key worlds that allows room for our relationshi...

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the earth..." Psalm 19:1-4  My family and I were on the back porch recently mesmerized by the setting sun. Pinks, purples, reds, oranges, aquas ... amazing! We were reflecting on how each and every sunrise and sunset are different in some way. They are slow and spectacular. It then dawned us how amazing it is that God made us in such a way that we find them beautiful and emotionally compelling.  David, in his Psalms, routinely marveled at God's creation. In our mind's eye, we see David in the fields at night with the sheep staring deeply into the same constellations we see today. How beautiful the sunrises and sunsets were and are over the hills outside of Beth...