Pastor’s Page January 15, 2022

Today our sermon study takes us to the wonderful, yet challenging book of Psalms. The narrative found in this marvelous book is a combination of songs and prayers. The actual title of this book, Psalms, comes to us from the Greek Septuagint translation of the Old...

Pastor’s Page January 8, 2022

The past two weeks have presented some of the most difficult days I have ever experienced. Many of you have heard that my son was stricken with COVID while visiting some friends in the Jackson, MS area a week or so before Christmas. While we never doubted that this...

Pastors Page January 1, 2022

Here we are on the very first day of the year 2022. And on this day it seems appropriate to pause for a brief review of the ways that we have sensed God’s guiding presence in our lives throughout this past year and praise Him for His faithfulness. But now we turn the...

Pastor’s Page December 25, 2021

As the Lubbock Church family gathers to worship the Greatest Gift that humankind has ever been given, many people around the globe are turning their attention to the opening of gifts and family gatherings. And while we may also experience these parts of the Christmas...

Pastor’s Page December 18, 2021

This week I have reflected quite a bit on the LJA Christmas program that we were blessed to experience last Sabbath. As I have played it over again in my mind, one of the things that caught my attention was really at the very beginning. The first 3 comments were all...

Pastor’s Page December 11, 2021

As we move into the Christmas season we can’t help but notice that the messaging of our media, and even the comments from some of our associates, seems to be growing ever more secular and commercial. Even though this season has long held a deeply spiritual focus that...