Christmas in a Cold Prison

Just last night, my BFG was discussing how to have a more meaningful and authentic Christmas celebration. We were discussing the sermon by Casey McCall and were looking for ways to live set-apart during the Christmas season. We talked about leading our families to dwell […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:28+00:00 December 20th, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Christmas in a Cold Prison

Why You Should Come to “Christmas Changes Everything”

Why should you come to the “Christmas Changes Everything” concert this Sunday night at 6:00?

Because Christmas really does change everything.  You know, I typically try to steer clear of using universal terms like “always” or “never” or “everything” because most of the time this leads to an overt exaggeration of […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:28+00:00 December 13th, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Why You Should Come to “Christmas Changes Everything”

Motherhood is Beautiful

In our culture today, motherhood is often lampooned. Women are told to make something of their lives and get a career. And the idea gets communicated that being a mother who stays at home is something of little value.

This video tells the real truth of motherhood. It is a worthy […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:28+00:00 December 6th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Video|1 Comment

Be the Smile of God to Your Children

I love to tickle my son. His giggles are contagious. I’m sure your kid’s laughs are no different for you. Joe Rigney over at Desiring God reflects on a recent tickle fight he had with his son. He writes,

He’s a squirmy one, he is. If I don’t watch him, he’ll […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:28+00:00 December 2nd, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Be the Smile of God to Your Children

The Holiness of God

The Holiness of God seems to be a concept that is very abstract to most of us.  As we move through Numbers I‘ve tried to come up with a simple explanation of what it means to say that God is Holy.  Here is explanation I am using.

God is not […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:30+00:00 November 22nd, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on The Holiness of God

The Privilege of Serving the Nations

As I write this (Thursday evening) we already have nearly 200 international students and scholars from all over the world who have signed up to attend this weekend’s International Thanksgiving.  What an honor!  Truly, we are blessed to live in a time and location where we can have in one […]

By | 2013-11-22T11:46:58+00:00 November 22nd, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on The Privilege of Serving the Nations

Church Clothes, Volume 2

When it comes to Hip Hop with a Christian message, Lecrae is at the top of the heap. He is a sold-out lover of Jesus Christ and uses his skills to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a whole new audience. His most recent album, Gravity, won a grammy […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:30+00:00 November 8th, 2013|Categories: Blog, Music Recommendation|Comments Off on Church Clothes, Volume 2

Perfect Love Through Confrontation

Beth Broom over at the Village Church Blog has a great post that is the perfect follow up to our Friends series we finished a few weeks ago.

She writes:

For many of us, the idea of confronting our own sin or the sins of another is difficult. For some, it is […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:30+00:00 November 7th, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Perfect Love Through Confrontation

Why College Students Should Go to Cross Con

“Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make […]

By | 2016-12-31T01:56:31+00:00 November 6th, 2013|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Why College Students Should Go to Cross Con

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