Author: Jeff Crippen

I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.

The Most “Godly” Person You Know Probably Isn’t

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(Proverbs 6:12-14  ESV)  A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; Just when my day is going along smoothly and I am actually getting some things on my list done, POW! Something… Continue reading The Most “Godly” Person You Know Probably Isn’t

Zacchaeus Knew What to do – And so Will a Truly Repentant Person

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This post is credited to one of our readers who brought Zacchaeus to my attention recently. Many thanks to her! (Luke 19:1-10  ESV)  He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus… Continue reading Zacchaeus Knew What to do – And so Will a Truly Repentant Person