The Divine Crash

Recently I found myself in a discussion with another pastor about the meaning of Christmas.  This pastor told me that it didn’t matter if the Christmas story was true.  That what mattered was the meaning behind the story.  He went on to say that the virgin birth didn’t matter because it is impossible to have happened [...]

After I got home from vacation I was approached by the amazing people at the Common English Bible (CEB) if I would write blog posts using the Common English Bible.  To me this was a no-brainer because I already use the CEB for my personal Bible Study and my sermons.
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Today’s sermon was about the truth of Scripture.  However, I ended up leaving out about 10 minutes worth of material.  You will see it in the notes but you won’t hear it in the audio.
You can hear the audio at the bottom or on iTunes.
Psalm 91:11-12 Because he will order his messengers to help you, [...]

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come over you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the one who is to be born will be holy. He will be called God’s Son. Look, even in her old age, your relative Elizabeth has conceived a son. This woman who was labeled [...]

Good morning, I hope you enjoy the end of our “The church is….” series.  We examined the church as a community of Covenant.  You can listen to it at the end of the post or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. I am going to start posting my sermons on Monday from now on and [...]

The New Testament book of John is one of my favorite books ever.  Called a Gospel it tells the story of Jesus from birth to resurrection.  However, John is a literary genius.  He doesn’t just write to tell one story, John tells two stories at the same time.

Proverbs 22:6 says
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
What happens when that doesn’t happen? What happens when I as a youth worker do all in my power to make sure that by the time a youth graduates from youth group they know they way they [...]

Sunday morning is the most exhausting and exhilarating time of the week for me.  I don’t know what I would do if I wasn’t a pastor, perhaps I would be a parking enforcement officer that way I could drive a cool car.