This is the text of my sermon preached in November 2020 – our first time to celebrate communion following the Covid shutdown. A good reminder that communion is more than […]
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Sharing Life Together
Lately there has been a revival of sorts in the Wesleyan movement that rediscovers a forgotten means of growth and grace in the church. Looking at our past, we have […]
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Sow What You Want To Reap
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7 Yesterday, I preached on sowing generously. To sow, put simply, is to take some […]
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Online Presence Assessment
Have you taken a look at your online presence lately? A regular review of your search results, website, social media accounts, and video services can help you see things from […]
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Core Memories & Ebenezers
So Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, and said to them, “Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle […]
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Mundane Tuesday
It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law were still looking for an opportunity to capture […]
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No Rules about Prayer
One of my favorite board games is Monopoly. I’ve always enjoyed the bartering and trading and the joy of bankrupting someone when they land on Boardwalk with a hotel. It […]
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Smile, or God Will Smite You
Did you hear the recent news about the boy who was threatened with expulsion if he attended prom? It seems Tyler Frost, a senior at Heritage Christian School in Findlay, […]
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Confessions of a Church-A-Holic
Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self-confidence and scorned everyone else: “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was […]