Category Archives: Rick’s Blog

Following the Cloud As Israel put Egypt in its rear view mirror, moving toward the promise land, their divine guidance was provided by a cloud. A cloud hovered above the tabernacle. When the cloud remained stationary, the people camped in that location. When the cloud lifted, they knew it was time to move. They followed …Read the full blog…

Eight Years Eight years…I find it hard to believe it’s been that long. Eight years… since the world as we knew it changed forever. Eight years…since our nation experienced what it really means to be united.  Eight years… September 11, 2001…I remember that day, so do you. When we (staff) learned about what was happening …Read the full blog…

The Security of “Now” As the media covered events related to the death of Senator Edward Kennedy a couple of weeks ago,  we heard quotes from past speeches given by him and his brothers. There was one from Robert Kennedy that got my attention, and I hope that as I scrambled for paper and pen …Read the full blog…

What did you learn? It’s a question often asked after acquiring a new skill or being trained in a new concept. The question is also raised when someone has had a new life experience of some kind. What did you learn? That is my question for those of you who turned out late last Sunday …Read the full blog…

Sticky Vision Your experience with sticky notes is probably a lot like ours at the Cline home. We use them a lot around our computer desk…website information, memory joggers for user names, etc. But after awhile, the “sticky” wears off, and notes begin falling. Not all at once, just one here, and there. I put …Read the full blog…

Team Effort…Another Thought Last Sunday morning we talked about the importance of a team effort in accomplishing God’s vision for our church. A vision or dream may be planted in the heart of one or two, but  it often requires many more to see the dream realized. Here is one more way to emphasize the …Read the full blog…

Recession Sacrifices The majority of us have probably readjusted our spending habits to some degree in light of the current recession. If we haven’t implemented anything specific, we have at least given it serious thought. A recent article in Slate magazine revealed some of the things their readers have given up the last few months. …Read the full blog…

Window on the World On any given day, I can sit at my office computer,  look out the window, and see all kinds of people go by on the sidewalk that runs parallel to our parking lot. I mean all kinds of people. Many of them are folks I’m sure are employed by one of …Read the full blog…