It had been a long journey for the people of Jerusalem to the strange land of Babylon. The long, three-month, 1,000 mile journey seemed like forever. Now, many years later, everything was about to change. Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
There are verses, stories, and books of the Bible that are very familiar to the followers of Jesus. As a child you may have attended Vacation Bible School or Sunday School and heard John 3:16: “For God so loved the
For the past two weeks we have been studying the twelfth chapter of Hebrews and learning how we can run the race of faith. The writer of Hebrews has used the illustration of a runner to teach us that we
Last week we began our study of Hebrews 12:1-3. The writer of Hebrews used the illustration of a runner to teach us how important it is for us to lay aside everything that will slow us down in the race
Connie and I were out on a hike one day while we were on vacation when she asked me, “What do you think is the biggest reason people turn away from God?” I thought about it for a minute since
I get to spend time with people who are struggling with the trials of life. The trials we face come in all kinds of packages, but they share a common theme: They wear us down, they keep us up at
For the past week we’ve had a church full of kids attending our Vacation Bible School. “To Mars and Beyond!” has been such an incredible week of fun, singing great songs about trusting and worshiping God, and teaching our kids
In our parable for today we’ll hear Jesus tell a story that drives home the need for us to be watchful and ready. Now, we can hear those words I’ve just spoken and run with them in any number of
In Matthew 15:1-2, the Pharisees asked Jesus, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat.” We spent all of our time last week taking a look at the endless ways
We are prone to devise systems of morality that make us feel good about ourselves. Even better is to come up with a set of morals that make us feel better than the next person. Still better to come up
