Troubles exist, they are real, and right now they are getting the most screen time in our minds.
Psalm 91, COVID19, Passion Week and Satan’s Epic Mishandling of Scripture
Do we just have to read Psalm 91 a few times each morning and poof, like a personal force-field, we are immune to COVID19?
Isaiah 55 and Trees Clapping their Hands – Reflections in memory of my mom
My mom died a year ago today.
Evaluating Church Membership | Part 3
Why The Family of God Needs Visible Definition
My Children Need My Time For the Gospel’s Sake
When we spend quality time with our children we are a display of the Father’s loving presence in our lives.
Evaluating Church Membership | Part 2
Is Formal vs. Family a False Dichotomy?
Evaluating Church Membership | Part 1
Looking at commitment from a fresh angle
The Bible is One Whole Story
Many think that the Bible is just a collection of stories about heroes, or a life handbook, or a book of dos and don’ts. But the Bible is so much more than that. The Bible is…
Moving Forward by Looking Back
Meditations on Psalm 105
You Need “Good Shepherd” Theology
Missional Meditations on Psalm 23 and John 10
Thankfulness; a call to praise
Psalm 95 is an invitation to praise God.
Do you want to hear God? Turn the volume down
The time when I Ioved my Bibles more than I loved to hear God.
They’re painting the Church… What?
Are current definitions within Christianity harmless habits or deterrents of biblical faithfulness?
“Abiding” in the gospel of John
What is the meaning of abide in John’s gospel?
What does it mean for Jesus to be light?
A closer look to John’s use of “light” in his gospel account.
Sabbath Action
Meditations from John 5:1-17
This is War!
Feeling Under Attack? Then This is for You
The Irony of the Resurrection
By making sure that there would be no humanly possible way to make up the story of Jesus’ resurrection, unknowingly, the Pharisees only magnified the supernatural nature of the true resurrection of Jesus.
Psalm 122 and Worshipping in Spirit and Truth
Let us worship in duty, delight, and action.
Psalm 120 and Taking the First Step
Even though we are all too familiar with dissatisfaction and longing we often forget the end of the journey. The Psalms of Ascent begin here but they end with Psalm 134 – glory and worship in the presence of the Lord.
Word in Community
“Bible interpretation is not just about me and my Bible. It is about God’s word to his people.”
Psalm 62 and learning how to Wait
Productive patience sounds like a contradiction. But in fact it is one of the hallmarks of faith. Productive patience isn’t passive resignation, its active trust.
Does our way of “Doing Church” Promote Church Unity?
What Scripture teaches about how unity gets worked out in the everyday life of the Church
Mortify Lust with Love
The love that God gave us by sending his Son Jesus to live a perfect life, die for us, and rise from the dead, making it possible for us to be justified and eventually raised with him, is the ultimate solution…
Psalm 28 and Turning to the Lord
God cannot tire of us coming to him to find rest because he knows nothing else will do.
Jesus talked more about Hell than Heaven: Fact or Fiction?
Are we distorting the biblical portrait of Jesus?
3 Roadblocks to Church Unity
Have we truly understood what the Bible says about church unity and do we really want to hear it?
Psalm 16 and genuine contentment
This Psalm is a song about how the chase for contentment can begin to come to an end.
3 Lies that Prevent Biblical Rest
The kind of rest our souls need can’t be found on a sandy beach, inside a roaring stadium, or with a mouse who lives in Anaheim. It can only be found in Jesus.
Psalm 34 and tasting that the Lord is good
An invitation for the lowly in heart to find the same refuge the psalmist found.
Practical Characteristics of Unity Part 1 – True unity must be Gospel-centered and Theologically engaged
What do we unite around and what do we do with doctrine?
Practical Characteristics of Unity – Series Intro
How seriously do we as followers of Jesus take the “church unity” commands in the New Testament?
Something Better than Christmas?
God’s primary plan for pointing people to the incarnation of his Son is not a celebration on December 25th but an everyday community.
