“It’s the most wonderful time of the year."Can you hear the song playing in your mind?I hear it every year and it is a nice little jingle. Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, those Christmas classics I heard as I grew up. The most wonderful time of the year… But is it true? Is it true this year for you? This year has brought hardships we never anticipated this time last year. A global disease that has end...  Read More

This Thanksgiving was different than last year's. So much has happened in the last nine months, hasn't it? And we have hit another speed bump along the way out of COVID-world. This week began a three week statewide "pause" that effects businesses, restaurants, casinos and... churches. In fact, all public and private settings really. I imagine the feelings about this is wide-ranged. Let me share wi...  Read More

Life is hard. We can get depressed, discouraged and distracted. Each of us have difficulties that, like a flood, threaten to overwhelm us. And if you are going to live as a Christian it may not be any easier for you then a non-Christian. In fact, you may bear a heavier load simply because you are following Jesus!You need some encouragement to keep going and to get through your trials. You need hop...  Read More

The other day I sat across the table from a friend as he shared with me his story. And part of the story is a similar one I have heard from far too many men over the years... when they first encountered pornography in their lives. He shared with me how he was merely seven or eight years old and rummaging through his dads closet when he stumbled onto a "hidden" stack of Playboys. He can vividly rec...  Read More

As you may know by now, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary as a church this month. That just makes me smile. I smile because it is a testimony to God's abundant kindness to us over the last two decades. I simply shake my head at His graciousness to us and find comfort that we are in His hands.I have to share with you the testimony from one of my friends and former members of Summit - in fact,...  Read More

I was recently introduced to a woman I had never heard of before until I read the book (and watched the DVD series) "Epic: An Around-the-World Journey through Christian History" by Tim Challies. Of all the people he introduces his reader to, it was this woman - Marie Durand - who stood out to me more than others.Let me share her story with you through Tim's pen and see how it inspires your own fai...  Read More