Dear Church
Dear Church Paul’s Letters to Young Churches It is around 50 A.D. in Corinth. Forty or Fifty people gather in the atrium. For over a decade, Jews and Greeks have been gathering in this large home to worship together. They follow the one named Jesus. The courier arrives, unfurls the parchment, and reads aloud: “To […]
Rough Roots, Beautiful Branches
Rough Roots, Beautiful Branches A Complicated Christmas Story https://vimeo.com/775433930/b78cffc444 It is virtually impossible to put into words just how colossal is our cosmos! Proxima Centauri is the nearest known star to our sun, and resides a little more than four light-years away from our solar system, or, as the crow flies, 24 trillion miles. If […]
I Surrender Some
I Surrender Some 2022 Stewardship Series https://vimeo.com/766289784/3febfc9443 All to Jesus I surrender. All to Him I freely give. I will ever love and trust Him, in His presence daily live. I Surrender All (1896) Many are familiar with the old hymn, I Surrender All (1896). The song summons a genuine heart’s cry. It is a […]
Once Upon a… Beginning
Once Upon a… Beginning An exploration of Genesis 1-3 and John 1 “No philosophical theory which I have yet come across is a radical improvement on the words of Genesis, that ‘in the beginning God made Heaven and Earth.’” C. S. Lewis, Miracles We all remember the experience: You are sitting there, late at night, […]
What Does a Christian Look Like?
What Does a Christian Look Like? Lessons on the Fruit of the Spirit “Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more. Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you. Holy Spirit, I pray that this day […]
The Great Revolution of Prayer
The Great Revolution of Prayer The prayer life of the early church in the book of Acts “To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.” Karl Barth “Prayer is in essence rebellion—rebellion against the world and its fallenness, the absolute and undying refusal to accept […]
New Year, Same Me
New Year, Same Me? Each January, we get to ask the question: New Year, Same Me? Or in other words, is this new year an opportunity to change? Could this be the year I: Shift the way I manage time or money? Care for myself differently? Mend broken relationships? New Year’s resolutions actually share some […]
What Christmas Cards Don’t Say
What Christmas Cards Don’t Say Advent Lessons from Habakkuk Last year, in America, 3.1 billion Christmas Cards made their way into mailboxes, stockings, and work parties, many of them now displayed on mantels, kitchen tables, and refrigerators. These cards are adorned with sweet sentiments: Happy Holidays, Jingle Bells, Ho, Ho, Ho, Tis the Season, […]
How to Build a Life
How to Build a Life? Eternity, Security, Anxiety & Generosity | Stewardship 2021 It would be silly to plant apple trees and expect a harvest of oranges. It would be odd to use plastic to construct a wood table. It would be strange to spend our hours and days practicing basketball in the hopes of […]
Love One Another
Love One Another Summer and Fall 2021 “I have come to feel that the primary reality of which we have to take account in seeking for a Christian impact on public life is the Christian congregation. How is it possible that the gospel should be credible, that people should come to believe that the power […]