“People don’t want a friendly church, they want friends.” I’m not sure where I first heard that, but I say it in every Membership Class because, although it's not its main purpose, facilitating godly relationships is what a healthy church strives to do. A believer’s church family is one of the best gifts our Heavenly … [Read More...] August 31, 2025

No one wants to be thought of as a fool. And yet…   So, how do we avoid living foolishly? Proverbs 9:10 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.   Fearing the Lord is a good thing. Fearing the Lord keeps us … [Read More...] August 24, 2025

Years ago, I heard a friend repeatedly quote the second part of Proverbs 10:8 after saying something she regretted, “A chattering fool comes to ruin.” It was both funny and wise at the same time. What are the verses of Scripture that most guide your walk with the Lord?   By God’s grace, I have … [Read More...] August 17, 2025

Are you paying attention? It seems like a simple thing to do, but if you spend any time with people (including yourself), you realize that paying constant attention to what we are doing or what is going on around us is not as easy as it sounds. I often wonder what some drivers on the … [Read More...] August 10, 2025

What’s more fun than a church full of happy, screaming, and singing kids? Apart from all the screaming, not much! This past week we shared the glory of God with hundreds of children during Summer Blast, where kids got to see how amazing God’s creation is: from the smallest to the largest parts. A huge … [Read More...] August 03, 2025

Seventeen hundred years ago, in response to the controversial teachings of Arius, the first ever Ecumenical Council of over 300 church fathers gathered in Nicaea in AD 325 to settle the issue and proclaim a unified doctrinal confession for the church. Arius contended that Jesus, while divine, was a created being and therefore was subordinate … [Read More...] July 27, 2025

When I was a teenager and found it difficult to fall asleep in the evenings, my parents gave me permission to read books or listen to Moody Radio until I got tired. Because I'm an auditory learner, the radio became my nightly companion. One of the programs that I listened to regularly was Grace to You with … [Read More...] July 20, 2025

In our secular progressive age, there are a lot of cultural pressures to keep our faith to ourselves. Following Jesus is viewed as acceptable so long as it’s kept private. After all, we’re a pluralistic society, and since religion tends to divide, the pressure is always to keep quiet.   Of course, this flies directly … [Read More...] July 13, 2025

In communications there’s a little adage that goes like this: “Numbers tell; stories sell.” In other words, when giving a presentation, it’s not just the graphs and data that matter, it’s the stories of real people that will connect most with your audience.   At the end of Acts 2, Luke told us about the … [Read More...] July 6, 2025