Jim Mann “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains”. (James 5:7) If you’ve ever been to New Life Church’s beautiful 40-acre north Denton campus, you know that we have a…
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Religion, March 2019
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry… (James 1:19). There’s a new phenomenon in our country. It’s called “jumping to conclusions”. Okay, maybe it’s not new, but it’s more widespread than ever. In an inter-connected society like ours where…
December 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and was thought to be the home of gods. The twelve Olympians, with Zeus at their head, made their dwelling atop this great mountain…high above the average man, often above the clouds, far away from the grinding lives of mortals. In this, the Greeks are…
Religion, November 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann A longtime church member and friend passed away last year. In his last days on this earth, as he was released from the hospital to go back to his room at the assisted living facility, he kept telling his nurses he was “going home”. They would kindly correct him that, no, he was…
Religion, October 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “When Jesus…saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.” (Mark 6:34, NIV) Outside of Jesus’ resurrection, the only miracle recorded in all four Gospel accounts is Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000. And of those accounts, only…
July 2018, Religion
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.” (Matthew 9:9, NIV) A little boy goes to the grocery store and asks the clerk for a box of detergent: “I need…
Religion, June 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann “Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” (1 Timothy…
Religion, May 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann One of the strangest stories in the Bible comes from the life of Elisha: “From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. “Go on up, you baldhead!” they said. “Go on up, you baldhead!” He…
Religion, April 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann In February, Vice President Mike Pence was mocked in the media because he said God talked to him. Talking to God was okay, but God talking back constituted mental illness. Does God speak to us? And if so, how? God speaking is the inaugural act of the universe: “And God said, let…
Religion, February 2018
Pastor’s Corner
Jim Mann Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us. Strength is for service, not status. Each one of us needs to look after the good of the people…