Fury or Prayer: We Have a Choice

Such a weird flood of emotions. My church is part of a twice yearly, live streamed “Online Community Prayer Walk.” It always strikes me deeply, but how much more so as it falls on 9/11 and, more immediately, amidst two nation-shaking murders.

The Waiting Room (September 7, 2025)

Sunday night’s message:

Music has a way of dealing with all sorts of struggles, even the ones that come while trying to create with the gifts God gave. You end up feeling like heaven is being forced to marry hell, wondering if God is near or far as you wait. Psalm 10 meets us in exactly that cry.

Favor Giver or Father? (August 31, 2025)

This week’s sermon:

Do we only come to God when everything’s falling apart—when we’re without a prayer and just need a favor? In Psalm 10, it’s clear God is our Father, not just our favor giver, but too often we approach him only as the latter.

The Country Music of Your Prayers (August 24, 2025)

Sunday night’s message:

We often walk into church feeling as though we should polish up our pain and act like everything is under control. Psalm 10 gives us a different perspective, making room for the days when evil seems to prosper, God feels distant, and honest faith sounds more broken than triumphant.

Hurling Chunks of Concrete (July 20, 2025)

This week’s sermon:

It’s easy to be busy with the Christian life—programs, good intentions, real effort—and still be missing the one thing that keeps it all from exploding. In Ephesians 1:15–16, Paul looks at believers whose faith in Jesus is visibly pouring out as love toward one another, and what he does in response is the piece we most often skip.

Leaders from Jesus, Leaders from Within (May 26, 2025)

This week’s Steadfast:

The death of Judas provided the first opportunity to address a perennial issue for the church: how do we find those called to lead the church?

Prayer is Preparation

The other day, I was talking with a friend between jobs who was thinking about how to prepare for the next step. It took me back to a time I had to take the GRE — and that painful reminder of the need for preparation.

Time to be Done with Thoughts and Prayers? (May 19, 2025)

This week’s Steadfast:

The early church needed preparation before their mission. What did they do to prepare to share the Gospel with the world?

Keep Focused on the Buffet (February 10, 2025)

Tonight’s Steadfast:

We lose focus on what God has done for us and then aren’t able to do what He really wants us to do.

Don't Get What You Deserved Today! (February 2, 2025)

This week’s Steadfast:

As we continue to explore Psalm 8, David finds himself in wonder over the glory of God being given to human beings.