by OGC Office | May 31, 2016 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
“Managing the culture in our ministry is the most important thing we do. If I don’t lead and manage the culture, our focus and values will slowly disappear.” – (GIDC) Culture may be more important than we realize. We often think of culture on...
by OGC Office | May 24, 2016 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
The idea of obedience in our culture is almost at the point of being demeaning. No one likes to be told what to do and if it comes with attitude then there are additional issues that come with it. Even in our marriages it is easy to get into an adversarial role with...
by OGC Office | May 17, 2016 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
What is our hope of dealing with transgender issues, and is there a way we should think about it? We are not going to solve this dilemma in this brief blurb, but how we think about these issues is as important as the conclusion. It is obvious this is becoming a very...
by OGC Office | May 10, 2016 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
It is hard to stay focused all the time but it is really helpful to do so. I was coming out of the bank yesterday and walked over to my car and inserted the key into the lock to unlock the front door. The key fob has not worked in several years; somehow it was dropped...
by OGC Office | May 3, 2016 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
I was reading Daniel 7:9-14 and Psalm 2 this morning during my prayer time. I like listening to the news and looking around at our world. In looking, I see so much upheaval, chaos, and disorder. I am politely avoiding some of the ongoing news of the political musings...
by OGC Office | Apr 26, 2016 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
I just arrived back in town from doing a funeral in Portland, OR for our friends whose 15 year old son committed suicide on April 13th, 2016. Over 300 people poured into the Milwaukie High School Theater to mourn and comfort one another at the loss of one of their...
