I heard a wise person once say, “Imagine if you had to pay taxes on what you thought you were worth.” There was a corollary to this. “Tax Day is the only day you wish you made less.”

Sermon from May 14th, 2023 at Tyler Campus

Prayer - Discernment - Healing Service on Wednesday, May 31 at 6:30pm at the Tyler Campus. Just as a small spark lights a flame into life if the conditions are right and the fuel is present, so it is a good time to gather for prayer at Ascension. God’s Spirit is moving among us and stirring in the lives of our community so let’s gather to seek him, his will and his way being done among us.

Bull Nettle. The plant no one loves. Some even call it Satan’s Dandelion. And for good reason. Brush up against it and the hairs on the plant act like little needles that inject formic acid into your skin. Ouch! Formic acid is associated with fire ant bites for reference.

Sermon from May 7, 2023 at Tyler Campus

In my mind this was a pretty clear case of inattentive driving on the part of the third vehicle that smashed into the two stopped vehicles. I assumed that would be a simple matter that would be settled quickly, and life could move one with insurance paying for damages. But as you can guess, I was wrong about this assumption.

We yearn for authenticity. For the soul to mimic the skin. For the projection to not be plastic. For friends to be the real deal. Salt of the earth. Do what they say they’ll do. Word good as gold. We long for true integrity. Definitely dependable. Truly trustworthy.

Sermon from Tyler Campus on April 30, 2023

I invite you into this prayer, that Jesus would find us more and more useful in his mission to west Wichita and beyond. Pray for our youth, pray for our young families and all for whom our Lord will call.