Relations > Recitations…
04.14.24 My favorite part of the musical Hamilton is the song “You’ll Be Back” sung by Jonathan Groff as King George III. The whole...
Weekly Devotionals
The Sink is Filling…
04.07.24 By no means am I claiming to be a biblical author, but on the topic of repentance (which we’ve identified as the first step of...
New Birth, New Life, New Kingdom…
03.31.24 “He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own,...
Signed, Sealed, Delivered…
03.03.24 In Irwyn Ince Jr’s book The Beautiful Community (highly recommend) there is a sub-header to a section Signed, Sealed, Delivered....
White for the Harvest…
02.26.24 The story of the ten commandments is something that is engrained in church culture from the moment you are born. There are...
Broken Record…
02.18.24 I’ll admit that referencing a record player will probably only be relevant and understood for so long, but I think the metaphor...
Bittersweet Symbols…
02.11.24 At the time I am writing this, we are in a sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. Coincidentally, we are between messages “give...
Strings and Stones…
02.04.24 Confession… when I see a problem, I want to fix it. And before you envision heroics or begin to honor that characteristic, there...
Name Drop…
01.21.24 “Our Father in heaven, holy is your NAME…” In this simplified version of the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer, it starts...
The Kingdom Bowl…
01.14.24 This past week a new national champion was crowned in division I college football (go wolverines, anyone?) There are 133 division...
The Soundtrack of Scripture…
01.07.24 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the...
Down in My Heart
12/17/23 As we are now a week away from Christmas, we are about 3 whole months passed the peak of Fall décor. I know… I am the last one...
Lovely Loyalty…
12.10.23 We all desire loyalty. We want all our favorite athletes to stay on our favorite teams. We want our favorite restaurants to never...
God or Grandmaster…
12.03.23 Quotes from Sunday: “Jesus was sent to bring HOPE. Pause long enough to RECEIVE IT.” “Hope is CONFIDENT EXPECTATION in the...
Thank You Real Life…
11.26.23 I think everyone can relate to this, but it can become easy in life to just kinda put your head down and keep on keeping on. With...
This Is The Thanks I Give…
11.19.23 Next week is Thanksgiving, and there is yet another Disney movie hitting a theatre near you. Because Disney has an amazing...
Forged in Flames or Fallacies…
11.12.23 As we learn about living in devotion to God, it is important to keep things in their proper order. We learn that God’s ways of...
Holy Spirit, Batman…
10.15.23 “For our good and for God’s glory, the Spirit at times will make us aware that God is with us, inexplicably, wondrously,...
Shrinking the Shadows
10.08.23 “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will...
Hallelujuugghh…
10.01.23 Back when I was a child, I was notorious for having a less than cheery attitude (I’d like to think I am getting better at...
Shrinking the Shadows
10.08.23 “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will...
Hallelujuugghh…
10.01.23 Back when I was a child, I was notorious for having a less than cheery attitude (I’d like to think I am getting better at...
A House is Not Always a Parish…
09.24.23 “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him...
Wash Your Hearts…
09.17.23 In most public restrooms you will see the sign “employees must wash their hands before returning to work.” Seems like a pretty...
Heart of Worship
09.10.23 “When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come. Longing just to bring something that’s of worth, that will...
All Intents and Purposes
09.03.23 When you live in a house with children, mistakes, bad habits, and confusions are bound to be the norm. Another norm in a house...
Stained Shirts and Leftover Pizza…
08.27.23 Imagine for yourselves who you might consider to be the most influential, important, or special person alive today. (This isn’t...
Show Me The Money…
08.19.23 Talk about an attention-grabbing title. “I thought stewardship wasn’t just about money? See… pastors are liars…” Now...
If I Could Save Time In A Bottle…
08.13.23 “If I could save time in a bottle…” in other words… “I just don’t have the time.” How often do we respond with this...