Posts about the need for Christians to find commonality in Christ.
The media makes money by reporting that which is sensational. I get that. But words I have heard from celebrities slung at each other in the past couple of weeks do not seem to go against trends I see in the broader culture. We are slouching toward division, lurching toward unkindness, and oozing away…
If God told you to share your story with others, would you? If he asked you to air your past with the heartaches, the lies, the sins, and the brokenness in order to help others, would you do it? I am so thankful for one of our church members, Jacque Chislea, who has responded…
I have seen an increasing trend in society over the past few years and since I am not a cultural scientist or a pollster, I would like to use this blog as a bit of research to see if you agree with this perceived trend. I believe that people are both hungry for relationships and…
I have been out on vacation for the past couple of weeks and in that time chaos broke out around the country. I am not suggesting that I was somehow holding things together, but it seems like quirky timing. So while I have been gone I had plenty of chances to read, pray, and contemplate…
I am preaching through the Psalms of Ascent, and contemplating that each Psalm was sung by pilgrims on the way to the City of God. I cannot help but draw parallels between that ancient pilgrimage and the pilgrimage of the Christian to that New Jerusalem that is to come. I believe that the Psalms…
I have now been attending churches for over 40 years. And I have picked up a few things about church culture that I do not particularly appreciate. And most of the things that trouble me about church culture revolve around the subject of conformity to non-Biblical standards. As a child I picked up on these…
Last week I attended a conference called Together for the Gospel (T4G) in Louisville, Kentucky. This has become a biennial elders’ retreat of sorts and has become a great encouragement to my soul. I am so grateful for volunteer lay elders who take their role in the church seriously enough to take time off work…
In the midst of a pretty large transition, it is possible to develop some confusion. ReCAST Church recently changed venues and also went back to one service from two services. I have received some feedback from several people that they have been experiencing some relational whiplash that I want to address here in my blog.…