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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Tuesday,
April
21, 2026
![]() Ten years ago I drove this team during hay harvest on the Old Windmill Farm. It's a good thing the work horses were equipped with "pigeon wing" blinders. These are specialized leather attachments for bridles designed to block side-to-side distractions for highly visual horses, also used to keep them focused forward, prevent overthinking/spooking at side motion. In this case the blinders prevented the horses from looking back and seeing me, their new rooky teamster. "Does
God Care?" Message summary: Like the disciples we may at times wonder, "Does God really care?" Listen
to our message
on your audio
player. I
certainly
would not have
been able to
fall asleep on
the small
fishing boat
as it rocked
back and forth
in the large
waves spraying
salt water all
over us! But
it perhaps
gave
me a slight
feel for what
the disciples
experienced in
our first
daily text as
well as the
Master. Early
in the
disciple's
relationship
with Jesus
they were in a
boat after a
wearying day
of ministry. A
furious storm
arose and
threatened to
capsize the
boat. This
group of
experienced
fishermen, who
had plied
these waters
for many
years,
recognized the
imminent
danger. This
was no
ordinary
storm. They
were in big
trouble. But
Jesus was
sleeping on a
cushion in the
stern! I
recall from my
ministry
training days
that this text
is among the
proofs of
Christ's
humanity. I
find it
remarkable
that He was
able to sleep
during a
massive storm
that seriously
frightened
even
experienced
fishermen. He
was
experiencing
that which is
spoken of in
Psalm 27:2, "He
gives to His
beloved sleep".
You
might also
personalize
this
comforting
truth by
speaking
directly to
Jesus, "You
care for me."
His care is
motivated by
His love,
under-girded
by His power,
and assured by
His
faithfulness.
May the Lord
help us to
hide this
truth deep in
our hearts
today because
He does care.
If it matters
to me, it
matters to the
Master.
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"It
Matters To The
Master"
Watch
on YouTube
Collingsworth
Family
If
it matters to
you, it
matters to the
Master
He wants to share the burdens you bear Whisper peace when your world gets shattered If it's your greatest joy or your deepest pain Or you're really needing an answer If it matters to you, it matters to the Master "Cares
Chorus"
Watch
on YouTube
Kelly
Willard
This is a
simple song of
submission.
Today we
dedicate it to
Cindy, a
friend
fighting
cancer. May
she find great
assurance in
the truth that
God does
care.
When
I walked into
the dining
room this
morning all I
could see was
plants. Last
night we had
our last frost
of the season
(hopefully) so
Brooksyne
brought the
vulnerable
plants inside.
To the right
you can see
all of her
seed starts
with tiny grow
lights. She
gets a little
overly excited
about flowers
especially and
veggies
secondarily at
the beginning
of the growing
season, but I
enjoy what she
enjoys so I
help her here
and there by
filling the
raised beds
with soil,
getting the
mulch ready,
etc.
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