This week after my sermon, I have been thinking about the topic of forgiveness. In my sermon, I referenced the idea that Christians are called to forgive even those who have wronged them (though, not necessarily to restore trust immediately!). I was thinking how strange that is to a world that wants all justice and…
DetailsGood 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…
DetailsGood 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…
DetailsGood 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…
DetailsGood Afternoon Dear Church, One of my favorite things to do as a pastor is to get together with people and read through the Bible/books. Today, I was finishing up reading through Jude with someone. And we were talking about what it means that God will present us “before his glory” (Jude 24). After all,…
DetailsHappy Thursday Church, I hope and pray you are having a wonderful week! Today, I was reading through Jude with someone, and I noticed something that I never noticed before Now, what is interesting about this, is that I have preached through Jude before. Which means that I have probably given 40-50 hrs of my…
DetailsGood Afternoon Church, It might surprise some of you that over the last few years I’ve noticed that I tend to feel anxious. Being a pastor, I’ve experienced a fair amount of loss and tragedy, heartbreak and disappointment. And I often carry with me a sense that these things, or worse, will happen again. Thankfully,…
DetailsGood 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…
DetailsGood Afternoon Dear Church, I hope and pray you’ve had a good week! This week I’ve been thinking a lot about how we as Christians answer objections to the faith. After all, our whole preaching through Philemon has been skirting around a rather uncomfortable question, namely, why doesn’t Paul just condemn slavery outright? Does Paul…
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