And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 What an incredible start to our Advent devotions – Our Lord, our Deliverer! The Thessalonians knew firsthand what it is to be delivered from seeking after empty things. Don’t we know it, too? The…
Have you ever asked yourself if it’s worth it? You look at your life and realize that you try to keep yourself out of trouble. You try to treat people with respect and dignity. You try to stay clear of trouble and put the best construction on everything. You spend time in worship. You read…
How are you? It’s a simple question that we will hear, if not say ourselves, multiple times every day. But how do you respond? Are you one of those who respond with I’m ok? I believe that OK is just a copout on a bigger reality. I believe we’re never supposed to be just OK.
Ok so these two pictures aren’t really all that clear but in person these paintings were quite tremendous! The color, texture and clarity of the paintings were definitely of fine quality. They were both signed by the artist and perhaps they are of great worth. I’m not an art critic so I’m honestly not all…
I’m really not much of a pool person. Perhaps it’s because my abs are hidden somewhere below an extra level of insulation. Perhaps it’s because I’m not all that keen on being in a pool where who knows what all is floating around in the water! But I believe there’s something we can learn from…
The Bible contains a lot of great nuggets of wisdom, and Luke is one of those writers that just seems to give us extra tidbits of information that make things really interesting. In worship, we’re discussing the stories in the book of Luke known as the lost parables.
If you’ve ever flown on a plane, you’ve undoubtedly heard the flight attendant say something like, “in the unlikely event of a water evacuation your seat bottom cushion can be used as a flotation device.” Why do they start a plane ride with these words? As if some people aren’t nervous enough as it…
This Sunday we talked about freedom and the future and what the two have to do with each other. Here’s a little reminder of what we discussed.
It’s always a great time when 10 high schoolers, 3 college students and a young adult gather in your living room. The sun was shining so we spent some time on the patio. We enjoyed a few tacos and then sat down for a little dirt talk.
Everywhere you look bigger and better and faster and stronger are all the craze. We put in longer hours to get ahead in life. We set bigger goals and have flashy ideas. We all want to go somewhere and be something in life. It’s hard to be content with the normal, ordinary, regular, mundane and simple kind of life.
