Your Team May Be Dysfunctional

This past January the 17th through the 18th our elders get away for a couple of days to have a retreat where we spend a lot of time talking about mission; we discuss where we are, where we’re going and what we need to do to get there, as well as what we’re doing that…

How To Fight Right

The first line of Paul David Tripp’s chapter in the book On Anger caught my attention and deeply resonated with me heart.  He said, You will never have a relationship with another person that is free of conflict. You will always find yourself in moments of disagreement, even in the best of relationships. Further, unity…

The Faith That Amazed Jesus

This morning in my devotion time I read Matthew 8.  Within this chapter is the famous encounter Jesus has with the wind and the rain telling them to be quiet, as well as the healing of a leper.  In the middle of the chapter is Jesus’ interaction with a centurion, which is a Roman soldier.…

Let me confess something to you…

Have you ever considered confession as a grace of God?  Most Christians haven’t considered confession in this way and probably move away from confession all together as confession means owning and acknowledging sin.  However, haven’t you (read all of us) experienced a time or two (or many more!) where a real burden was removed as…

One the strangest stories in the Bible…

Our elders are currently reading through Dr. Schreiner’s book The King In His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments, which has served for great discussion and personal edification (that’s the plug for you to go purchase the book!).  In my study of Scriptures, in particular the Gospels, there are few accounts…

You’re entirely too busy…

Busyness is an issue that is ever-present in my life.  I don’t say that to boast.  In fact, many times my busyness is attributed to the lack of stewardship of time in my life, as well as a neglect of more important matters in favor of less important matters. Busyness happens.  But how do you…