Is God Disciplining Me?
One time my wife Ema and I were spending the night as guests at someone else’s house. After we woke…
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Is God Disciplining Me?
Man and His Contradictory Desires
“You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” As I think about last Sunday’s sermon, I come back to…
Book Recommendation: The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer
One of the most profitable spiritual exercises for a Christian is a systematic study of the attributes of God. After…
God Knows His Vine
Listening to Pastor Joe’s sermon on Sunday, I was struck by the richness of the pruning metaphor Jesus uses in…
Why You Should Have Strong Convictions
Some of you may remember the Emerging/Emergent church movement in America in the 1990s and 2000s. This movement, which continues…
It’s Tradition!
As you continue to think through and apply the Sunday sermon, you may have noticed that many of the convictions…
Praying the Psalms
As part of the pastoral prayer on Sunday, I prayed through Psalm 133. Though a short psalm, the words were actually…
Inactivity and the Depression Cycle
In our recent look at 1 Kings 19:1-21, I mentioned that escaping hopelessness often requires, by faith, going against what…
Book Recommendation: Finally Free by Heath Lambert
We looked earlier this week at 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 and the importance of fleeing immorality and glorifying God with our…
King Saul and Worry
As this week’s follow-up to the recent sermon, let’s consider how King Saul is a negative example of what Jesus describes…
The Importance of the Image of God in Man
One truth that certainly emerges from Matthew 5:21-26 (see recent sermon) is that God really cares about how we treat…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth…