Activism and Activity

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who,...

Learning to Taste

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | Psalm 34.8   When I was little I hated mushrooms. I would pick them off of pizza and out of beef stroganoff. They were slimy and tasted like dirt. As I grew up, they began to bug me...

Is Nothing Sacred?

God’s Word is the means by which He speaks to us, and offers us grace through revelation. In order for us to receive the value of Scripture, we first have to believe that it is valuable. Not just valuable, but we have to trust that the Bible is truly...

6 Resolutions for 2016

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good...

Free to be Slaves

But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of...

What I am most thankful for

My heart is glad that you are my father Adopted to you as sons and daughters And your love endures As you said it would, and my heart sings Teach me the sound of your voice With the faith to respond, to love you Teach me to follow you close With the faith you bestow,...