by Erika VanHaitsma | Aug 15, 2019 | Sunday Morning Thoughts
Do you know the phrase “Promised Land” is nowhere in Scripture? I understand where it comes from but that phrase itself isn’t Biblical. Yes, I do believe the land of Israel still belongs to the Jewish people. But the promise God gave to Israel so long ago was not as...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Aug 8, 2019 | Sunday Morning Thoughts
When you think of salvation, what do you think?Probably the cross, Jesus, sins, darkness, sacrifices…Well, this morning I’d like to give you another picture to add to your repertoire. Salvation is so deep, so big and so amazing that the Bible actually...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Jul 25, 2019 | Sunday Morning Thoughts
Sometimes I am overwhelmed at the love I feel for my own children. Sometimes it just hurts I love them so much. I can remember after my first child was born, I would look at my daughter and I couldn’t picture loving anyone else like I loved her. Every part of her was...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Jul 4, 2019 | Parenting, References
I need to publically acknowledge a lie I have believed for a very long time. And I’m guessing I’m not the only one who’s struggled with this lie. It has caused great anxiety, frustration, and discontentment in my life, especially over the last few years. So much time...
by Erika VanHaitsma | Jun 27, 2019 | Sunday Morning Thoughts
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor/theologian in Nazi Germany. Unlike many of his fellow pastors during this incredibly difficult time, Bonhoeffer stayed true to the Gospel of God and it eventually cost him his life. But before his death, he spent 2 years in prisons and...
