PASTOR’S BLOG

The New Age John 2:1-11 How many of you traveled to work last week on horseback? Probably no one. Yet, just over a century ago, that was the most common form of transportation. How many of you read stories to your children last night by candlelight? Again, probably no one. Today, we flip a switch, and the room fills with light. How many of you stored your milk or meat in an icebox packed with blocks of ice? Likely none. We rely on refrigerators powered by electricity to keep

Come and See John 1:35-51 Edward Kimball was one of the most important men in the 1800s that very few people have ever heard of. Kimball was the youth boys Sunday school teacher for Mount Vernon Congregational Church. He had a special burden for each of his students seeking to lead each of them to saving faith in Jesus Christ. On Friday, April 21, 1855, Kimball had a strong prompting by the Holy Spirit to visit one of his boys, Dwight, while he was at wor. Dwight, didn’t seem

Look! Look! John 1:29-34 We loved taking our kids on hikes when they were younger. We’d pass out water bottles, tighten little backpack straps, and point at the map—“We’ll follow the blue trail to the overlook.” Within minutes their shoes were dusty and the questions were constant. Every turn in the trail felt like a new discovery: “Dad, look! Look at that flat rock! “Mom, look!—look at that flower!” Look! Look at that waterfall!” They’d show us deer tracks in the mud or a sh

The Word Became Flesh John 1:14-18 This past weekend, JD and I traveled to Maine so I could teach on longevity in ministry at a pastor’s...

Are you Happy? John 1:1-13 Are you happy? Are you truly happy with your life? It seems that happiness is on the decline. According to the...

The Promise-Keeping God Leviticus 26-27 In her classic, To Kill a Mockingbird , Harper Lee paints a world where justice feels fragile and...

Sabbath and the Jubilee Leviticus 25 Famed Patriot and bacon enthusiast, Ron Swanson, once captured the pride of the American spirit in...

Holy Time: God’s Gifts in the Rhythms of Redemption Leviticus 23–24 My grandmother had an old, tall grandfather clock in their living ...

Leviticus 20-22 Professor Carl Trueman gets right to the heart of what we see in our world today. He writes, A society is defined much...

Leviticus 19:19-37 I have always thought of myself as a good driver, but I have learned I am only a good driver when I drive on the right...

Matthew 28:18-20 In C.S. Lewis’s, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader , Prince Caspian and his company set sail to the east to find the seven...

Leviticus 18 In the Sermon on the Mount, the most famous sermon in history, the Lord Jesus went up the mountain, taught his disciples...

Leviticus 17 Back in the 1970s, there was a small Italian family living in a quiet French town. In their modest kitchen hung an old...

Leviticus 16 What is the heart of God? Have you ever wondered what matters most to God? Leviticus 16 reveals that answer. The Torah or...

Leviticus 11-15 “Alright kids, it’s time to get ready for church!” How many times have moms and dads uttered those words? We may remember...

Leviticus 10 On Saturday June 24, 1899, four Denver journalists from four different Denver newspapers met at the train station hoping to...

Romans 13:8-14 On May 22 1985, Richard Pryor starred as Montgomery Brewster, a minor league relief pitcher with the Hackensack Bulls, who...

Romans 13:1-7 How do you view authority? Do you naturally trust those in authority over you, or are you suspicious of your leaders?...

Romans 12:9-13 Unlucky number 13. Many hotels and hospitals refuse to label a 13th floor, jumping instead from 12 to 14 on the elevator....

Romans 12:1-2 Upon his graduation from a Chicago High School at 16, William Borden, was sent by his parents for an 11 month trip around...