Running a Race You Don't Have to Win (August 28, 2022)

This week’s sermon:

Jim helps us to consider what we think we have to do versus what God actually calls us to do.

Travel Advisory (August 21, 2022)

Sunday night’s message:

We can get fixated on what we do and miss God’s grace, but there is joy as we focus on the wonder of what Jesus has done for us.

Belonging to Joy (August 14, 2022)

This week’s sermon:

Join us tonight for a new series in Philippians 3. How do we have joy even when things are difficult? Paul helps us to see what it means to live in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Disaster Bingo (August 7, 2022)

This week’s sermon:

As we find ourselves constantly confronted with challenges large and small, how do we rejoice? Habakkuk concludes this book with where our focus should be.

Ash Wednesday on the Doorstep of War

An Ash Wednesday reflection in the shadow of war:

It’s 3 a.m. and I’m on Twitter impatiently refreshing, looking for news from Ukraine. I check over on Ukrainian President Zelensky’s account, too, looking for signs he’s still alive and Russia hasn’t managed to find him yet. Probably a lot of you reading this are doing the same. Death looms large this Ash Wednesday, situated amidst the first global-level conflict of the Internet era.

Expires Soon (February 28, 2022)

How do we understand God saying His Word will harden hearts? What does that mean for us?

On the Battle Front (February 21, 2022)

Are we called by God? Do we understand our calling any more clearly by way of Isaiah’s?

At the Playoffs (February 7, 2022)

As we live as Christians, we face struggles and opposition. Shouldn’t life be easier? Should we find a way to make it easier?

Not Enough Green Squares (January 31, 2022)

Sometimes the deck appears to stacked and it’s hard to see how life will do anything but go from bad to worse. How do we have joy then?

Sorry, Sold Out (January 24, 2022)

As we think about joy in dark places, Paul turns to those who are actually preaching the Gospel with the aim of discrediting him. What do we do when people and circumstances seem to want to hurt us?