"Watch your life and doctrine closely"
Each year I like to share some of my favorite books I read over the past year. I wasn’t planning on reading a lot of biographies this year, but it seemed to be an unplanned theme. If you haven’t read any of these, be sure to check them out! Einstein: His Life and Universe by…
This week, many of us will gather with family and friends to feast and remind ourselves of all we have to be thankful for. Some enter this season joyfully and find it easy to spout off reasons for their thankfulness. Others have had a difficult year and already feel pressure to “look the part” this…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace! Now’s the Time to Prepare to Prepare for Christmas A helpful collection of Advent devotionals to help you prepare for Christmas! We will have many of these in our church library so come by and check them out! Waiting on God…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace! Youth Sports, Healthy Families, and the Future of the Church “Sports is a gift from God. Running the bases, kicking in a goal, or shooting a basket are ways we can delight in how God made our bodies, and our kids’…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: What If No One Prayed For You? “I wonder how many people we walk past every day who don’t know a single soul in this world that prays for them?” Lowest and Last of All “So I trust that God is…
So you’re a single-issue voter? It’s a question that’s often asked with a negative connotation. To be a single-issue voter is looked upon as ignorant or overly dogmatic. Perhaps it’s true that being a single-issue voter on certain issues is too extreme. Being overly dogmatic on every issue might show a lack of level-headedness. However,…
A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace: Is Watching Porn a Sin? “While the Bible does not mention pornography by name, it does tell us a lot about God’s plan for sex and sexuality. God makes it very clear that sex is to be expressed in only one…
I began the day with a heavy and stressed heart. I had to lead a meeting that would most likely be confrontational and intense. All morning I prayed for the Lord to take care of it in a way that only he can. “Lord, I don’t know what to do, and I don’t know how…
I recently traveled with a new team to a village in Peru that several churches in our area visit throughout the summer. Deep in the Andes mountains (pictured above), a part of my heart lives in the tiny village of Quito-Arma. My nine-year-old son traveled with me for the first time. When we finally made…
A collection of links to encourage your growth in grace: The Three Greatest Enemies of Marriage “The greatest challenges to my marriage haven’t come from without but from within. The greatest discouragements haven’t stemmed from circumstances but from character. The greatest difficulties haven’t arisen from other people but from myself. ” A Simple Way To…