Jim Mann “Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, ‘My father.’ And he replied, ‘Here I am, my son.’ Isaac said, ‘The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?’” (Genesis 22:7) That haunting question was asked atop Mount Moriah 4,000 years ago. Little did 10-year-old…
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Religion, February 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann Now hurry back to my father and say to him, “This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay. You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me—you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all…
Religion, July 2021
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann Four months before the Battle of Trenton, the turning point of the American Revolution, the fate and the future of our planet were forever changed by what happened at the little-known Battle of Brooklyn. After the British abandoned Boston in March 1776, their next campaign was in New York. Their plan was to…
Religion, December 2020
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann When it was late in the day, and the crowd of people listening to Jesus were hungry, Jesus’ disciples suggested Jesus send them away for dinner. This exchange followed, “But he answered, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They said to him, ‘That would take eight months of a man’s wages! Are we…
Religion, September 2020
Pastor’s Corner
Dr. Jim Mann “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down upon the collar of his robes.” (Psalm 133:1–2, NIV84) The key to good and pleasant company is given with a…
Religion, May 2020
Pastor’s Corner
Dr. Jim Mann I’ve talked to so many of you during this COVID-19 scare, checking in, seeing if you’re okay. A few of you, not many, I found to be fearful. Some of you, like me, are angry. But 100% of us are anxious. Anxiety is a general sense of unease or uncertainty. Even those…
Religion, March 2020
Pastor’s Corner
Dr. Jim Mann Sodom and Gomorrah was a toxic place that almost cost Lot and his family their lives. Genesis 13 tells us greed and anger led him to part ways with his uncle, Abram. Lot’s desire was to live with his family in the fruitful Plains of Jordan. But he was gradually drawn into…
Religion, January 2020
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” (Isaiah 42:9) God made that promise to Israel about the coming Messiah. He said, “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put…
Religion, November 2019
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann Texans old and new tend to greet fall with greater joy than many others around the nation. After the summers we have down here, the cooler temperatures are viewed as a gift from God. I’ve always loved a change in seasons – an amazing aspect of God’s design of the planet. “As long…
Religion, September 2019
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann In the book of Judges, a young Samson sees and falls in love with a beautiful Philistine woman. As he tells his parents his intentions to marry her, they argue with him; he should marry a good Jewish girl! After all, wasn’t that God’s command in Exodus 34:15-16? Then the author makes this…