Going to school with Pastor Mike: Disability in Society and the Church
By Mike Ivaska As many of you may know, I recently began taking graduate courses at Northwest University toward an MA in Theology and Culture. I am so grateful for the support and prayers of you all...
View ArticleLearning Gratitude
By Pastor Mike Ivaska “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV) As many of you know, I have just come through a four week...
View ArticleOne of the Most Important Things I Learned in My Disability Class
By Mike Ivaska 29 And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried...
View ArticleThere’s Nothing Un-spiritual About Being Prepared
By Mike Ivaska “When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.” – Matthew 10:19 Often it feels...
View ArticleBeyond Counting
By Mike Ivaska “You have multiplied, O LORD my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.”...
View Article“Lord, Guide Your People”– Annual Week of Prayer Jan 5-11
By Mike Ivaska “Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10a Today is New Year’s Eve 2013, the last day of the year. As we approach the end of one year and the beginning of another, I believe that...
View ArticleThe Imminent Return of Jesus
By Mike Ivaska “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the...
View ArticleChristian Giving
By Mike Ivaska [Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-15] In the above passage, the Apostle Paul is writing to the Corinthians believers, encouraging them to fulfill what they had promised to do in giving financially...
View Article“Who Are We?” VICC’s Theological Identity
By Mike Ivaska “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same...
View ArticleWhy do I call myself Pentecostal?
By Mike Ivaska I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same...
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