Wrestling with God
In Genesis 32, we find a strange story of Jacob wrestling with God through the night. This is where we find the name “Israel” for the first time. God renamed Jacob “Israel” which means “wrestles with God.”
Marking Time
The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. Winston Churchill My grandmothers visibly
The Invitation
The Invitation Art has always fascinated me - a snapshot of God’s beauty captured through either imagination or real time
Come and See
Come and See In the first chapter of John’s Gospel, one-by-one people begin to follow Jesus. Andrew leads the way; he
The Mended Wood
I had a conversation this week with a friend from Church who, upon my recommendation, purchased The Green Ember series of books (or, as we call them in my home, the Bunny Books). That conversation was promoted by a note I received from her, mentioning how brutal the first book seemed. She’s right. Halfway through the first book, there seems to be only devastation and sorrow as Heather and Pickett, two young rabbits at play, return to find their home burnt to the ground.
Finding Family
“Losing family obliges us to find our family. Not always the family that is our blood, but the family that can become our blood.” ~ Finding Forrester
God’s Plan
God has a plan and a design for every person’s life. That plan is for us to fully glorify God
Ordinary People Worshipping Our Extraordinary God
I can’t imagine a better way to end the Lord’s Day. The air hung heavy and thick with the residue
Knowing God
As I sit in my office this week, the students around me are having their knowledge tested. This is the most dreaded week of the year. As I welcomed students to school on Monday they said, “I don’t want to be here today.” These nationally normed tests will measure their knowledge of all the core subjects.
We Gathered To Celebrate
What a glorious weekend celebrating with God’s people! For the record, we had 17 services through Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday. With our online presence and in person worship, we reached over 3,000 people for God’s glory.
Docent on Duty
There’s a sense in which the crux of the Easter Good News is simply this: Jesus has been let loose
