I am convinced that Community is one of the Lord’s highest priorities.
The first thing we did in this new year was to share communion with our church family. What a wonderful time. We worshiped out the old year and welcomed the new as the body of Christ. As I was preparing to share the Lord's Supper with the family, this is what the Lord brought to [...]
If you yourself do not know, Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock, And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds. - Song of Songs 1:8 Now our girl has suffered some abuse and some frustration at the hand of her mother’s sons. Her heart cries out [...]
There’s a bit of rhetoric going around these days that goes like this. You can tell how popular your church is by how many show up on Sunday morning. You can see how popular your pastor is by how many show up on Sunday night. You can find out how popular God is by now [...]
I just want to throw down a quick thought for the day. Unity is NOT built on agreement. It’s natural to come to the conclusion that if we gather with people of the same mind, there will be unity. But that is more like conformity, and honestly, it’s not healthy. Paul tells us in Colossians, [...]
I’ve heard folks say… “I read the end of the book and…God wins!” True enough, but there is some other stuff in the end of the book that is a little mind blowing. If you know me, you know I’m pretty jazzed about the fact that God takes up residnece in the believe’s life. Jesus [...]
Today, I want to talk to you from the back end of Ephesians 2. Paul’s talking to the gentile believers in Ephesus about how God, by the blood of Jesus, has taken down the dividing walls that separated them from the Jews. If you can believe this, there were divisions in the Church! I know, [...]