Psalm 77 is a dark psalm that challenges the reader with our own inability to look past our current struggles – and that our current pains can easily drive us to forget the God of our future hope. Continue reading Psalm 77: A Psalm of Patience
The sermon podcast today is on Mark’s text (11:12-19) and covers the 2nd day of the Passion Week of Christ. He’s just entered the city the day before and on this second day he RETURNS to the city and enters into the Temple…but not before he has a moment with a tree. Continue reading Day 2: Understanding Function
Our psalm for the week is one that was meant to be sung as a celebratory song of God’s victorious win over his foes. It’s a psalm that we might struggle with in our view of Old vs New Testament “feelings” but also in our own personal relationship with God. But as you read – hopefully you will see and sing too of the mightyness of God (I know that’s not a word – but it’s true). Continue reading Psalm 76: A Psalm of Victory
Have we missed something with the story of the Good Samaritan? or was it just me? Continue reading …and THEN…
Every once in a while an article I write for FamilyFire (which is a branch of the denomination I belong to and serve) makes it out there to the world-wide-web. This article/link here is one on helping to navigate the now foreign territory of “in-laws.” Continue reading FamilyFire Blog: Navigating In-Law Relationships
Psalm 75 is a really good challenge and reminder concerning how we respond to people who defiantly go against God. We’re good about speaking against them but doing so via back channels and non-confrontational ways but that’s not a biblical response of how we are to correct Continue reading Psalm 75: A Psalm of God’s Sovereignty
The text that was worked through this week was Mark 9:2-9 and is about the transfiguration of Christ. The challenge for us comes by way of 3 little words that close out what God commands. Continue reading The Transfiguration – Mark 9:2-9
