by Dustin Dawe | Aug 26, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday
“Love is blind, and lovers cannot see”. This quote is from Jessica in Act 2 scene 6 of “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare. Is love blind? It is a popular phrase. Perhaps you have even used the phrase. In my preparation for this message I have...
by Dustin Dawe | Aug 19, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday
Howdy Marion church family, This week as we examine another phrase that isn’t found in the Bible, I realize I might get myself in trouble. I am no stranger to getting into trouble. This week I am going to disagree with Oprah Winfrey. I know I am such...
by Dustin Dawe | Aug 5, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday
This week we are looking at the popular and “not in the Bible” phrase of… “you get what you deserve”. The idea that you should get what you deserve is pretty popular… probably because it makes a lot of sense. It seems fair. It seems normal. Think about it… Life...
by Dustin Dawe | Jul 29, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday
This Sunday we will look at another popular phrase that isn’t in the Bible. Or as one author put it, silly things that Christians say. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. This phrase is attributed to John Wesley in a sermon over two centuries ago, and yet it...
by Dustin Dawe | Jul 22, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday
This week as we look at another phantom scripture in the Bible, I wonder how many of us have used this phrase in the past… “Love the sinner, hate the sin.” It is a popular...
by Joyce Lehman | Jul 15, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday
By Pastor Blaine This summer we are working on ‘sayings.’ Here’s one for fun: ‘You are barking up the wrong tree.’ Where does a saying like that originate? (Google it) 😊...
