Author: Zack Furches

Pastor Zack would like to share this short devotional from Paul Tripp with you. (Click on picture to read.)  

People who achieve excellence are often admired and receive tremendous accolades. From business to academia to athletics, those who obtain a higher level of accomplishment than the given status quo, especially in the face of adversity, are highly revered. Curiosity stirs some to look deeper into the reasons for their success, only to turn away … [Read more…]

We offer a lot of excuses in life. We don’t exercise because of time limitations. We don’t eat healthy because it’s too expensive or inconvenient. We don’t keep in touch with family because of geographical distance. The list is exhaustive when it comes to the excuses for not doing things we know we should. Unfortunately, … [Read more…]

  Hello church family! Typically, I share my own thoughts on this blog, but today I read something I thought was appropriate to share from another Christian’s heart. I pray you enjoy it as much as I did. God bless and have a God centered week. “Are you afraid of public speaking? How would you … [Read more…]

  There’s a lot going on in Matthew 14 when Jesus feeds the 5,000 plus: Jesus was looking for a place of solitude, most likely to pray and mourn the death of His cousin, but the multitudes followed Him. Jesus responded as He always did: with compassion. His disciples revealed their true colors when they … [Read more…]

Have you ever felt surrounded? Ever felt completely engulfed? Ever felt like there’s no way out of a circumstance or situation? I know I have. So did David. Repeatedly. In Ps. 55:9-11 he says: For I have seen violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around it on its walls; iniquity … [Read more…]

John 6 gives us the account of Jesus feeding the multitude of people (5,000 men – v.10, in addition to the women & children) with five loaves of bread and 2 small fish. None of the people there, including the disciples, anticipated what Jesus was going to do that day. There was a large crowd … [Read more…]

Have you ever had one of those days (weeks, months, etc.) where you just don’t feel right? You can’t quite put your finger on an exact cause, but you just constantly feel burdened, worn down, a little angry, much frustrated? Ever feel as if everything is fighting you? Even inanimate objects, like the clutter in … [Read more…]