Why do we look forward to a new year? What is it about an arbitrary moment in our 365-day rotation around the sun that makes us want to shoot off fireworks and confetti in Times Square? A few years ago, I asked our church this very question, and this was the response: “I think weContinueContinue reading “About Those New Year’s Resolutions…”
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‘Work’ by Daniel Doriani (A Free Discipleship Resource!)
“The Church’s approach to an intelligent carpenter is usually confined to exhorting him not to be drunk and disorderly in his leisure hours, and to come to church on Sundays. What the Church should be telling him is this: that the very first demand that his religion makes upon him is that he should makeContinueContinue reading “‘Work’ by Daniel Doriani (A Free Discipleship Resource!)”
What Lies Behind Dotted Lines
#GeorgeFloyd sparked this post, but by the time you read it, it could be another. Or another. Or another. The video popped up on my Twitter timeline yesterday, and before I even watched, I could see what was about to take place from the posture of the policeman. Oh, Dear God, no. A sinking feeling.ContinueContinue reading “What Lies Behind Dotted Lines”
Jeremiah 29: Encouragment for COVID-19 Exiles
If you are an American Christian, chances are you have at least three verses memorized: John 3:16, Philippians 4:13, and Jeremiah 29:11– “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” This beloved verse actuallyContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 29: Encouragment for COVID-19 Exiles”
Quarantine Family Worship Resource, Vol. 2! (Download)
Download Kindle Edition Download Basic Edition Download Booklet Edition Brothers and Sisters, Volume II. Who would have imagined? Perhaps two or three weeks, but who would have dreamed this quarantine would last for two or three months…or longer? Churches have dealt with their inability to gather in various ways. There are many faithful ways toContinueContinue reading “Quarantine Family Worship Resource, Vol. 2! (Download)”
Fear Not.
The book of Revelation is famous for being filled with visions of judgment, bowls of wrath, a murderous dragon, an anti-Christ, death, pestilence, famine, plague, wars, and the literal end of the universe as we know it. It’s probably the last place you would think to turn in these trying times. If that’s how youContinueContinue reading “Fear Not.”
Free Coronavirus Quarantine Family Worship Resource!
Download Kindle Edition Download Basic Edition Download Booklet Edition Brothers and Sisters, Perhaps you find yourself quarantined at home, rather than worshipping with your local church. This resource is meant to equip you over the next four weeks to lead worship in your home on Sunday morning whether with your spouse, your family, or yourContinueContinue reading “Free Coronavirus Quarantine Family Worship Resource!”