Celebrating God’s Character songs While reflecting over a chilly spring break, I have to admit that I’ve been listening to some really good music! Kings Kaleidoscope, Ascend the Hill, Citizens and Saints, Phil Wickham, and Hillsong have filled my ears and successfully brought me to tears on several occasions. I don’t know why, but so…
What is Witnessing? What does it mean to be a witness of Jesus in this world? The apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians 9:22 describes it as becoming “all things to all people, that by all means I may save some.” The idea here is meeting people in their course of life, whatever their lifestyle, vices,…
The desire to escape struggle We all go through struggles. It can be almost anything: depression, death, addictions, you name it. Our question is always: how do we break free from those struggles? The only problem with that is the fact Christ himself struggled when he came in the flesh. One of those struggles was…
Why many leave the faith Thousands of young people across the country are walking away from the faith of their childhood. Some feel bored by it, some feel morally restricted by it, some have never given a thought to taking it seriously. But still others, and perhaps a majority, can’t bring themselves to believe in…
A Humbling Moment Before I dive into my topic for this post, I want to reminisce on something that happened this winter while I was job-shadowing at an occupational therapy (OT) clinic. It was a few days before Christmas and a mother walked in with her two children, a boy around age 12 and a…
SERMON SUMMARY Coming soon. APPLICATION / CHALLENGE Coming soon. TAKE ONE STEP Each week, write down one doable concrete step of obedience, small or large that you will put into practice this week. (James 1:22: “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.”)