The Divine Crash

2 Chronicles 20:12b says this “We don’t know what to do, and so we are looking to you for help.” (CEB)
This shows up at a time when Jehoshaphat is about to be attacked and everyone is looking to him to lead. Jehoshaphat calls a fast and goes to God and pleads with God to punish their enemies [...]

I took my son to the movies for the first time and I wonder: When God sees brand new Christians experiencing things for the first time does God get excited?

Today, I was packing my boxes for my upcoming move and I found a journal I kept before I started seminary.  I was never good at keeping journals and have even gone months between entries (I am amazed at how well I have done with this blog).  As a result I sat down to [...]

Today we are starting a new and fresh look at Genesis 1.  For the month of May we will study only 3 chapters of Genesis.  Feel free to listen and download on iTunes.  I would encourage you to listen because some of it is not in the notes.
 
Genesis 1:1

In the last few weeks I have had about six conversations regarding whether or not I would ever kick someone out of church, deny them communion, or refuse to do their wedding/funeral.  I don’t know why this keeps coming up and the people who bring it up seem to be across the spectrum of [...]

For some reason my son has been waking up at about 6am.  This isn’t bad, as long as he stays in his room.  However, he has some radar that knows if I move.  It doesn’t matter how quiet I try to be.  If I move he runs into the room and jumps on the bed. [...]

Hello, thank you for being a part of this blog adventure I have been on for over a year.  If you came here looking for my Christmas Eve or the 26th sermon you will have to wait until next week.  I will post them as regular posts next Wednesday and Friday.  Because I am celebrating [...]

In less than 24 hours it will be thanksgiving. This is a time when more people travel than any other time of year. It also happens to be a time when there are more empty seats than any other time.
For many this Thanksgiving there will be an empty seat at the table. [...]