In my blog and in our church newsletter I’ve been doing a monthly series about sacred pathways. This is simply a term that refers to the different ways that we connect with God. Up to this point we have looked at 3 pathways and you can read more about those in 3 previous articles from …
I’m learning some things lately about strength. Have you ever noticed how often God brings the same theme up around you again and again when He’s beginning to wake you up to something you need to learn or submit to Him? There’s a number of verses in 1 Corinthians that present to us a paradox …
This summer I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Ethiopia with my whole family. We experienced many new things and we will never forget or regret going. One of our new experiences happened before we even entered the country. I have been on short flights before, but I have never been on a 16 …
One of the things I love about the bible is that no matter how much time I spend in it I always find something new because it is living and active (Heb. 4:12). In John 11 we find the narrative of Lazarus. He’s the guy that Jesus raised to life after being dead four days. …
So I was thinking these past few weeks about Easter… reading through the narratives in the Bible and what Jesus has done for us. But I also got thinking about our modern Easter celebrations and I don’t think I’ve ever really asked “Where did the Easter Bunny come from?” So I did some hunting (pun …
Today I want to share with you something I learned about at a Steve Bell concert last week, and have been reading about ever since. The song “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” is based on 7 antiphons that the ancient church traditionally meditated on during the 7 days leading up to Christmas (17-23). Below are …