Pastor Jeremy Wiersema

A few weeks ago, I received some good news.  My brother-in-law and sister-in-law had a baby boy.  He was their first child and this was wonderful news.  I shared with many people that I became an uncle again.  I was excited for them and I was happy to see our family grow.  I am sure that my excitement at this good news doesn’t come as a surprise to any of you.  Good news is good news and we love…

For forty years the Israelites had been moving around in the wilderness.  They didn’t travel far, but they couldn’t stay in one place. What was the reason they remained in the wilderness? To say it in a single word? Fear! Forty years earlier Moses had told the people to go into the land. They were too afraid. Their spies came back and told tales of tall people with powerful armies. The people…

“Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every king of evil.” (I Thessalonians 5:21-22 NIV) I wish we all could trust everyone. When I was in second grade, I learned a really hard life lesson. I learned that not everybody in the world had my best interest at heart. It was the first day of school and our teacher asked us what was the best part of our summer vacation. I was excited to…