Sawdust

by Jeff Tunnell Allow me to crawl out on a limb and hand you the saw. When you’ve had enough, just cut the limb and drop me off. As a long-term pastor in North America I have encountered Dones regularly.  Now we study them, give them credibility, offer them an elitist...

Fullness of Joy

by Jeff Tunnell When small groups are defined with a specific purpose or theme, (i.e. ushers, teachers, worship team, baseball team, quilting group, ladies/men’s bible study, etc) the result is that people join them for the wrong reason. Joining a group for...

Natural

by Jeff Tunnell Reflecting back over my own period of coming to salvation and subsequent assimilation into a church family, most things occurred quite naturally.  The Holy Spirit was drawing me to Jesus. People shared scripture with me that answered the questions...

Thoughts

by Jeff Tunnell Where is your place where you think most deeply? Perhaps for you this is your office, the kitchen table, a chair in the corner of your bedroom, or a garden setting in solitude, Sitting in the place where I have my deepest devotional thoughts, I inquire...

Emotions, Can You Trust Them?

by Jeff Tunnell Differentiating between our own emotions and the Holy Spirit’s impulses can be a challenge.  Often, His impressions come quickly and clearly.  His revelation to us brings an immediate and unquestionable solution, or direction, in...