Allen's Blog

                                                         You Gotta Have Faith Some very well meaning people have said to me, “If you had enough faith then God would do what you’re asking.”  They are referring to verses like: Matthew 17:20 “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” or Acts 14:9 “He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed.”  I do believe that God can certainly heal, move mountains and anything that He wants.  What part do we play in all this?  What is this thing called ‘faith’?  I...

                                                                                                                           Do Hard Things I want to brag on the young people at my church.  I have had the pleasure of attending retreats with them, see them working at VBS and to hear amazing reports of the work that was done on their mission trip.  Ever since I can remember... adults, w...