Category: From The Desk of Pastor Gene

Set Free JN 8:31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you...

In God I Trust PS 56:4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? As we stare in the face of a virus that doesn’t seem to relent coupled with disturbing, okay shocking, acts of hatred, prejudice, violence and looting on full display...

The God of All Comfort 2 CO 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves...

The Man in the Pink Chair MT 28:18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that...

The Lord requires . . . During the Civil War, a man asked President Abraham Lincoln, “Is God on our side?” Lincoln responded, “Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” Do we share President Lincoln’s greatest concern? Are our thoughts and actions trained on doing things God’s...

Blessed are the Peacemakers MT 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” In these moments of political, racial and social discord grown from seeds of hatred, injustice and prejudice and provoked by media bias and extremism, I pray for peace that can only come from God to fall upon our...

But God … MT 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” We have a rich history at Heartland Church filled with miracles. We’ve witnessed God meet our needs and much more. The following are just a few examples . . . In late 2004,...

The Peace of God As I observe what people are doing and listen to what they are saying, I mostly see and hear everything but “the peace of God.” How about you? When I listen to the news, it is full of differing opinions and political wrangling. So, how are we supposed to know which...

Towards  I was recently driving in the Omaha area and needed to know what direction I was going. At first, I looked around for landmarks, the position of the sun and even signs but didn’t see anything that made me feel sure about my direction. I was in an area where I was unfamiliar so...

Too Soft In May of 2000, our family moved from a military assignment in Canada to another assignment in Nebraska. In doing so, we looked at our options for housing and decided to purchase a house in Bellevue. The property was nicely sodded but it didn’t have any landscaping. So, we did some research and...