Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep ...
Many years ago, I stood at the checkout in a liquor store in my hometown. I was bringing home the sparkling cider for our family’s Christmas dinner.
The woma...
A few years ago, I mentioned the Methuselah tree, grown from date plant seeds, found in an archeological site at Masada in Israel from around the time of Jesus....
The atoning blood of Christ is more powerful than we could begin to imagine. The blood of a carpenter, king, friend, and Savior was spilled so that our lives mi...
“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” -Mark 9.24
In this month of resurrection celebration, I often return to the beautiful story of Mary, Martha, an...
So with the exit of 2020, we launched out to start a new church.
The first two weeks were tremendous, with new people showing up out of nowhere. We had a highl...
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. -Psalm 43:5
Begin...
Our Father in heaven,
Reveal who you are.
Those are the words Jesus uses to begin what we know as “The Lord’s Prayer.” Of course, the version you might know...
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And he...
When Scripture indicates that Christians should be able to rejoice in their suffering (Rom. 5:3-5) because of the hope we have in the Gospel, it can be difficul...
You may not have known I was a dancer in the 80s. Just a boy, his dance belt, and a dream walking the mean streets of NYC.
I’ll bet the people who voted to h...
Apart from the Gospel, what does the church really have to offer? After a few critiques of evangelicalism’s lack of Gospel focus, it seemed time to clarify what...
