Author Archives: darrellmorgan

STILLWATER, MINNESOTA  – Lift Bridge on St. Croix River. On August 12, 2018 Crosswinds Community Church in Stillwater called me to serve as their Lead Pastor.  The journey of ministry took an unexpected turn up north!  We have served in Colorado for the past four years and will miss many folks, the unbelievable splendor ofContinue reading “Moving Up North”

Observations, Insights and Confessions My hope for this blog is to share my spritual journey that the Lord blessed me with and share some insights I have picked up along the way.   Thanks for connecting and feel free to share this blog with anyone you think might benefit.  I am humbled by how GodContinue reading “The Blog”

  Today marks one year since my dad went on to be with the Lord. It has been quite a year and life has moved very quickly. As the year has went on, I have honestly healed some from the loss. You never get used to your dad being gone, however the blessings of this life includingContinue reading “Honor”

  **Authors Note: The hope for this blog post is to provide encouragement in dealing with death and loss.** Over the past eight months life has happened. Now of course it has happened to all of us. For me personally it has happened in ways that I couldn’t explain in a blog post but in allContinue reading “When Life and Death Happens”

I don’t know about you but for me 2014 was quite a year. I’m really hoping that 2015 settles down a bit! In 2015 I want to change some things and get some things together in my life. 2014 was a good year but a tough year. As I look back I handled some thingsContinue reading “NEW YEAR’S REPENTANCE”

(photo by Tim Bourke) Runner UP! These are not the words that my son, his friends and his coaches wanted to hear on Saturday.  They have been practicing and playing since July preparing for this day. They had dominated every team they played, including the one they would face in the Championship Game. They boysContinue reading “RUNNER UP!”

Preparation is a vital part of success.  Why else do we spend so much time and money on education?  We invest in training and equipping to ensure we are ready for life.  I know the hours I spend helping my kids with homework is not simply because I want them to get good grades.  IContinue reading “Will Our Kids Be Ready?”

In John 15:18, Jesus is recorded telling his followers that the world will hate them. They will be hated because they first hated Jesus.  As Jesus was getting ready to give his life on the cross, he knew that the road ahead for his followers would be a challenge and very hard. He wanted them to seeContinue reading “You are Different”

Is anyone of you in trouble? He should pray.” James 5:13 (NIV) James writes in the final chapter of his book, encouraging all to pray and seek the Lord in their time of trouble.  What is interesting is that James begins his book telling believers to consider it all joy when they are in trouble,Continue reading “Are You In Trouble?”