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Former Associate Pastor Robin Shakal

What to Do When It Is Poop Again

DISCLAIMER! Today’s post will be a very frank discussion on the grossness of sin. I am being intentionally direct because Satan’s attempts to influence us towards sin are also...

A Personal Relationship with Jesus

This morning at our men’s Bible study part of our discussion entailed the calling of the 12 disciples in the gospel of Luke (6:12-16). It’s really a fairly straight-forward listing of the disciples...

Our Father in Heaven…

  As I was sitting and listening to the sermon yesterday on the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9-10) I was struck by my discomfort with the dual nature of the opening line. In the...

He Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed!

Well, the Lenten season is almost upon us as tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Whatever your thoughts are regarding the traditions surrounding Lent I pray it would be a time of reflection on the ministry...

40 Days on a Mountain

Have you ever found yourself having a detailed conversation with someone while simultaneously watching something else happening in the background? If you are a parent, I’m certain you know what I am...

They Might be Giants…but Probably Not.

  Today we are going to take a look at everyone’s favorite Bible story, the battle between David and Goliath. At least I assume that is everyone’s favorite Bible story because we are bombarded...

Living in the Presence of God

It’s really amazing how God works sometimes. The way that He can guide our thoughts to a particular truth or reality can almost be overwhelming in its comprehensiveness. The thing He has been trying...

How and Why Does God Prune?

A few weeks ago, we discussed an aspect of Jesus’s teaching in the Upper Room and it is back here that we return this week. This time it is His discussion of being the True Vine in John 15:1-11. Here...

The Birth of the One Who Birthed Everything

Day 1 of Advent is here! In one of the greatest mysteries of all time, Creator God stepped down from Heaven and took humanity upon Himself. I reflect back on my time in seminary and I humbly recognize...