Prayer from Philippians
Welcome back to all of you; it has been a while since I have posted something so I am excited to share what God has been reinforcing in my life lately. Within our church we have been trying to intentionally place a greater emphasis on prayer, both individually and corporately. Of great focus has been […]
The Reward for Faithfulness
I have been reading a lot of materials regarding discipleship and obedience recently, and faithfulness is a theme that I continue to reflect on as I go through this material. Jesus has instituted those of us who confess Him as Savior to be His ambassadors to the world (John 15-17, 2 Cor. 5:20-21). Since this […]
Miracles
Who here is a fan of the 1987 film classic, The Princess Bride? It is a fun, whimsical satire of the traditional “hero saves damsel in distress and they live happily ever after” story. There is a point in the movie where the main character, Westley, is seemingly killed and his two colleagues bring him […]
Direction
Here we are a little over a year since God called me and my family out to serve at Candia Congregational Church. As I reflect on the time and opportunities I have had through this past year I am so grateful. It has shown me more of the “behind-the-scenes” operation of church than I experienced […]
Eye Planks: From Condemnation to Reconciliation
A couple Sundays ago our message in service was a continuation of Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. Our primary passage was the section in Matt. 7:1-5 which is the familiar plank/speck in the eye section: 7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you […]
A Foundation for the Storm
The promise that Scripture is living and active is such a beautiful truth to us as Christians. I mean logically it has to be, otherwise why would we continue to read and reread it, right? I know those of you who are avid fiction readers have your staple books or series that you return to […]
The Thoroughness of God
Have any of you attempted to fix a problem only to find that new problems are created as a result? My father used to operate a radiator repair shop in my hometown and one of the problems that people would bring in to him was a plugged radiator. When a radiator is plugged the coolant […]
Baptism and the Church
For some reason God has placed the topic of baptism at the forefront of my mind recently so it only seems natural that it is our topic of discussion today. While baptism is a huge topic with all kinds of facets to consider, the focus of my consideration has been on what is happening spiritually. […]
What to Do When It Is Poop Again
DISCLAIMER! Today’s post will be a very frank discussion on the grossness of sin. I am being intentionally direct because Satan’s attempts to influence us towards sin are also intentionally direct. I hope everyone is comfortable talking about poop because today’s post has lots of it. You might even say it’s full of poop. It’s […]
A Personal Relationship with Jesus
This morning at our men’s Bible study part of our discussion entailed the calling of the 12 disciples in the gospel of Luke (6:12-16). It’s really a fairly straight-forward listing of the disciples starting with Simon Peter and finishing with Judas Iscariot who became a traitor. As I read those words pertaining to Judas, I […]
