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From our family to yours, the Corbins wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!  I will not resume blogging until early January 2015 in order to take a couple of weeks to devote to family and planning for 2015.  Thanks for reading this blog. Your feedback and affirmation is a great blessingContinue reading “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!”

As I write these words, a precious family is due to arrive at our church facilities in about an hour for a visitation and memorial service.  To lose a loved one is painful no matter the time of year, but when it happens so close to Christmas that seems to heighten the pain for yearsContinue reading “Grief during the Christmas season”

God keeps His word. Every time. No exceptions. Did you know that is one of the great themes of the Christmas story we are all familiar with?  It all begins during a crisis in Judah that took place over 700 years before Christ was born. King Ahaz is ruling in Judah and he receives wordContinue reading “God keeps His word”

Many Christian churches observe what is called Advent on the Sundays leading up to Christmas.  The term “advent” has Latin roots and simply means “coming.”  It refers to the coming of Christ.  As early as the fourth century, Christian churches were designating a period of time leading up to the celebration of Christ’s birth.  ItContinue reading “Living between the Advents”

Each year I read through the Bible, and my reading this morning was in the book of Acts.  Even though I have read it probably hundreds of times over the years, the power of this passage really spoke to me today… “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and theContinue reading “Simple faith is saving faith”

Today is election day across America.  In addition to thousands of local and statewide raises, one-third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives will be elected today.  It is certainly an extremely significant day in the life of our nation. In my opinion, there are Christians who take equally unhealthy positions when itContinue reading “Christians & Election Day”

This Sunday we will have the annual Fall Festival at the church I serve.  This is probably the 20th consecutive year or so that I have participated in one of these as a pastor.  They have taken many forms, depending on the church and community context.  If you don’t attend Lakeside where I serve, yourContinue reading “Why a Fall Festival is a good investment for your church”

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” (1 John 5:14–15, NKJV) Today, God answered a prayerContinue reading “Answered Prayer”

On Monday, October 14, 2013 I walked into the offices of Lakeside Baptist Church for my first official day as Senior Pastor.  It’s been a good first year together as pastor & people.  It’s truly a blessing and honor to serve as pastor at Lakeside.  Rather than focusing on me, I would just like toContinue reading “I love Lakeside”