The Blog
“Expository” Preaching
Throughout history, God has chosen to use men and women to communicate his message. Whether through prophets or through preachers, God’s message has been entrusted to God’s messengers to proclaim. Christian preaching has been a foundational part of the New Testament...
The Gospel of Forgiveness in Psalm 32
Giving and receiving forgiveness can be difficult. Our lives can get messy and we can get hurt by others. At times, people hurt us intentionally, and other times the hurt is unintentional. But, however it comes, the hurt remains. In the face of this reality, we can do...
The Benefit and Necessity of Solitude
Many of us wish for a more vibrant personal prayer life, more quiet time meditating on God's word, or more moments when we can just pause, think, and reflect. In fact, the thought of moments like this will probably sound incredibly refreshing for so many of us. Yet,...
One Of Those Days
Have you ever had “one of THOSE days?” The "all three of my kids and my wife woke up with fevers, my kid has an infected spider bite and needs an antibiotic, we got sent to collections for bills that we already paid, and when I turned around my kid poured my entire...
Community as Rest
My wife and I really started to get involved in community groups with other believers about 13 years back and it profoundly changed our lives. Getting to know other believers and being able to talk with others about Jesus, while living in the world, was so refreshing...
Vision
Vision. It is something that I have always taken for granted. I have always been able to see well (albeit with glasses) and have never known what it was like to experience any form of blindness. Until several weeks ago when I started seeing spots out of my left...
What Type of Bible Should I Buy? (Part 2)
In part one of this blog we looked at two base factors to help us determine which Bible type we should purchase. At this point you should know what translation you would like to use, and the purpose for this Bible. There is one more factor to look at before we...
What Type of Bible Should I Buy? (Part 1)
Compact? Devotional? Journaling? Reference? Parallel? Study? Reading? Men’s? Women’s? NIV? NASB? NLT? ESV? When it comes to choosing a Bible there are so many options. It can be overwhelming when purchasing a new Bible. If you are anything like me, then you want to...
Not Just Names
Sara Averell, Monica Whiteley, Michelle Suwyn, Robyn Bush. To you these are just names. Not much significance and really you could pass right by them on the street or at an airport and you wouldn’t have a clue. Oh but I would. These would be people I would shriek...
Well Done
"His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master." - Matthew 25:21 If anyone knows me well enough, they know that at the core of my being this verse...
Giving Grace
Have you ever chosen a word to represent the way you go through the year? Whether it's beginning with the new year on January 1st, beginning with a new school year as a parent or teacher (or both), or just a day you want to remember & look back a year later to see...
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
We want to invite you to our first Volunteer Appreciation Sunday of February 21st at 8:30am. This is a free event, and will include breakfast and childcare. We hope that you will be able to join us for this event as we get the chance to show our appreciation to our...
Theology Night – Week Three
For so many, one of the primary reasons that we do not read, study, or meditate on God's Word is because we are unsure how. The Bible can be a daunting book. It is large... thin paper... small font... its written many, many years ago... its written in a different...
Theology Night – Week Two
For so many, one of the primary reasons that we do not read, study, or meditate on God's Word is because we are unsure how. The Bible can be a daunting book. It is large... thin paper... small font... its written many, many years ago... its written in a different...
Theology Night – Week One
For so many, one of the primary reasons that we do not read, study, or meditate on God's Word is because we are unsure how. The Bible can be a daunting book. It is large... thin paper... small font... its written many, many years ago... its written in a different...
You’re Lying to Yourself
Chances are that you are really good at lying to yourself. In fact, there is no one who is better at deceiving you than you. But, although I know this about myself, I seem to fall for it all the time. Most of my adult life I have dealt with discouragement. I would...
Rest
Most of us are skilled at maximizing our calendars. We have become masters at doing more with less. We work hard, we work long, and we get up the next day to do it all over again. On top of that, most of us are wearing multiple hats. We juggle family calendars, our...
Moment of Awareness
There are moments in life that drive us toward awareness. Maybe you are able to spend a refreshing weekend away with friends, and you were overwhelmed with the awareness of the impact that good friends have on your life. Maybe you have enjoyed a life of good health...