Jim Mann “Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body.” (Ecclesiastes 12:12) I guess it was 18 years ago that my parents moved to Robson Ranch. Back then, Robson was just getting started. Mom and Dad put the home I had grown up in on the market and began…
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June 2023
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain. For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the…
Religion, August 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann After he left there, he came upon Jehonadab, son of Recab, who was on his way to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said, “Are you in accord with me, as I am with you?” “I am,” Jehonadab answered. “If so,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So, he did, and Jehu helped…
Religion, June 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way….” (Isaiah 53:6) “…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) In certain stores, you will find a special section where you can get clothes at reduced prices. My wife loves shopping…
Religion, May 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.” (Psalm 24:1–2) That’s how Psalm 24 begins. It ends with the arrival of the King of Glory to Jerusalem. As the people shout…
Religion, April 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24–25) William Blake famously said, “A bird, a nest; the spider,…
Religion, March 2022
Pastor’s Corner
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…
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, January 2022
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:18–19) The quotation…
Religion, December 2021
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “I said, ‘O LORD, have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.’” (Psalm 41:4) This time of year is a reflective time. Christmas reminds us of pleasant childhood memories, and we grow nostalgic. The impending new year reminds us that we’ve traveled around the sun one more time and…