I’m Thankful For You!
What brings people to a church? For almost every person it’s a place, program, personality or a pastor. What keeps a person at a church? Relationships—every time. Paul’s words highlight: […]
The Joy of Partnership with Jesus
One author said, “God has designed us to be together and He’s created us for community but indifference, isolation and competition has seduced us into thinking we need to look […]
Forgiven People = Happy People
Confession is a powerful tool that God has given to us to retool or recalibrate our relationship regarding our thoughts, attitudes and affections so that we’re walking in a right […]
The King of Glory
When we believe in Jesus and the victory he made through his cross/resurrection, we, despite having dirty hands, an impure heart and continually lifting up our lives to ideas and/or […]
The Practical Atheism
A fool is someone who lives their life without the direction or acknowledgment of God. In their heart they say “there is no God” even if they simultaneously confess the […]
The Pathway of the Blessed
Frank Sinatra’s song “My Way” expresses one of America’s highest aspirations/ideals, that of the self-made man, the self-sufficient/reliant woman; we don’t need anyone. I’m autonomous/independent. I’ll do things my way. […]
Self-Assessment and the Good News of Jesus
Most of us think we’re pretty good self-evaluators, we assess ourselves and think “I’m a pretty good person”. The issue is that self-evaluation involves interpretation and for most people the […]
The Crucified King
The cross has the power to draw sinners to Jesus and restore them to God. When people look to Jesus and rely upon Him our soul does not need to […]
Rescued to be Rescued
Peter Williams says that “God’s questions are meant to teach us something, or to expose to us our inner selves when we are guilty of sin or disobedience…so whenever we […]
The God of the Second Chance
Our God is a merciful God and He many times gives second chances. In Jonah 3 we see the mercy of God in giving Jonah another opportunity to be obedient, […]
