Hey Church, I hope you are well! Back in the Spring, I wrote a number of brief articles for our church on the first three commandments. So this week, I wanted to give a bit of reflection on the fourth commandment, namely taking a Sabbath rest. The fourth commandment is sometimes a bit controversial for…
Good Afternoon Church, Of all the Ten Commandments, the third is probably the one which is most neglected. Exodus 20:7 tells us, “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” We might have been told that…
Hello Dear Church, It may surprise you, but one of the books that the Gospel of John quotes the most is Isaiah. So as I’ve been preaching through John, Isaiah naturally comes up quite a bit; this is great! But it is also daunting. Because anyone who opens up their Bible to the book of…
Good Afternoon Church, I hope you are all having a wonderful week! This afternoon I was thinking through what I’d like to address in my weekly email. I have a rough schedule, and my calendar says to write about the second commandment today. The second commandment that says not to make “for yourself a carved…
Good Thursday Dear Church, I hope and pray you are doing well on this wonderful Thursday afternoon. We are three weeks into the Gospel of John. One of the surprising things that I have been seeing is a subtle, but profound, theme in the gospel of John: humility. John is out to humble us. John…
Good Thursday Dear Christians, To start off on a morbid note, I am a bit fearful for the next generation. Of course I fear for them because of all the usual reasons: how fast the world is changing, the shape of the culture, the pressure on Christianity. But to be honest, none of those things…
Good Afternoon Dear Church, I hope you are doing quite well today! As you all know, this coming Sunday we’ll be starting our journey through the book of John together. As one author has said, “The gospel of John is a book in which an elephant can swim but a toddler can splash.” It is…
Hello Dear Church, I hope and pray you are all doing well on this wonderful Thursday afternoon! As you all know, we will be starting our journey through the gospel of John this next year. I am starting to get very excited about it! For me, the gospel of John has been deeply influential during…
Good Evening Dear Church, I hope you are doing well today! Because Thanksgiving has officially passed, it is time for Christmas! And, I must confess, it is one of my favorite seasons, not necessarily because of cookies, or family, or gifts-although I love all those things! It is one of my favorite seasons because I…