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This Sunday, our church celebrated its eleventh Churchiversary. I decided this was a good time to reflect on eleven things that have stuck with me through eleven years of leading the church (there are plenty more, but we will save those for later). People are going to do what they wantWhen I began as a […]

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the […]

Last month, we hosted a Media Trauma workshop to talk through the issues of technology, social media, and anxiety. Since it was a workshop (rather than a lecture), the audio had to be trimmed up, but we believe that the result is well worth listening to. It was great to have someone with Jenny’s expertise […]

Last month, we hosted a Media Trauma workshop to talk through the issues of technology, social media, and anxiety. Since it was a workshop (rather than a lecture), the audio had to be trimmed up, but we believe that the result is well worth listening to. It was great to have someone with Jenny’s expertise […]

Last month, we hosted a Media Trauma workshop to talk through the issues of technology, social media, and anxiety. Due to a delayed flight, the first session was done by pastor Jim and included the viewing of the TEDx talk that was done by our speaker for the weekend: Jenny Black. Here is the Media […]

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. | Philippians 4:8 I started a series in response to our Media Trauma weekend a few weeks ago and […]

All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied…Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind. | Ecclesiastes 6:7,9 Once you acknowledge that media is not neutral, but actually takes from you, then you are […]

Better is a little with the fear of the LORD        than great treasure and trouble with it. | Proverbs 15:16 This weekend, we hosted a seminar and workshop on the topic of media trauma (recordings coming soon). I thought that I would write a bit about what I took away from it and how […]

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us […]