Be honest. If you have been shoveling and rescheduling because of the snow you have been tempted to complain. But here in between storms lets  just briefly stop and think about what it would mean to complain about the weather. When it comes down to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When I was a child I remember my family visiting another family in the church after the Sunday evening service. At some point we the children decided to have fun. The game was to see how long we could spin around in circles without stopping. At that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Somewhere along the line it has become typical for someone in our family to refer to Isaiah 1:18 when it snows. In that verse the LORD gives a wonderful image of forgiveness of sins: Isaiah 1:18 Â ”Come now, and let us reason together,”... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
To be careless in any area of life is to gamble with disaster. But in order to not be careless someone has to be cautious. Being cautious is not exactly the most celebrated trait in our culture today. However, not being cautious is driving down the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
All true children of God are blessed in Christ Jesus. If you are a child of God through faith in Christ then it is not possible to be any more spiritually blessed than you are right now: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
God’s Eternity and Our Frailty As we enter into 2014 Psalm 90 is a good reminder to us that God is above time though we are bound by time. He is Creator and Lord over time, we are the created and in a certain sense servants of time. May the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
This is the time of year that Christians celebrate the “incarnation.” we do not often use this word in every day conversation, but it simply means “enfleshment.” The significance of the “incarnation” is profound... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
When God’s people in a particular location gather in the name of Christ in submission to Him through the true preaching of the gospel, accountable to one another and to godly Spirit appointed leadership, and are practicing the ordinances as Christ... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
How serious do you take church? How serious do you take the gathering of God’s people in a gospel believing and proclaiming church? How serious should you take it? How serious do you take this local assembly? Paul wrote to Timothy in Ephesus and... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Nineveh was not a godly place. In fact, it was a ruthless wicked place that was a staunch enemy of Israel. That is important background information to the reaction of Jonah when he was called by God to give a message of grace and peace to that... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
