we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. (Galatians 2:16) Is this the point to this life summed by obeying a set of rules from a divine power or is it about understanding that God loves us? This is struggle happens in every … More A Disciple’s Life
How can we use the money we make to show our thanks to God? How can we overcome the stress and anxious feelings that we experience when we use social media? How can we live as people who are truly set free? These are some of the questions we tackle this week as we look … More So thankful I stopped worrying!
In the fourth installation of this critical question “What is the Church?” we explore practice of evangelism. When someone says “evangelism” people tend to be excited or turned off with very little middle ground. I invite you to think about evangelism by asking three important questions; “Does the Bible say anything about evangelism?” “What did … More Sermon: “What is the Church?”
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Old men ought still, of course, to be explorers. But part of their gift to the young may be the sketch-map of their previous wanderings, so that those who come after may at least understand why they got excited by things they did, and also why they made the mistakes they did. -N. T. Wright, … More Generation with Generation
“Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 The following TED talk by Sherry Turkle was the source for the opening thoughts of this message. Alone Together It is … More Evil Talk
How do you pass on the faith in God to the next generation? There are plenty of blogs, books, and studies conducted by research institutes on the topic that it is easy to ask “Why do we need another voice on the topic?” I have read plenty, listened to more, and watched countless experts videos … More Passing on the Faith
Rev. Shawn J. Smith 