“I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far.” – Phil. 1:23 Many of us struggle to find purpose in this life. Underlying this search for purpose is a deep desire for fulfillment. Consumerism has taken hold of this truth and utilized it for profit. […]
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Resurrection in Genesis 31
Genesis 31 contains the narrative that describes Jacob’s exodus, or departure, from Laban after working for him for 20 years. If you are familiar with the story, you will know that Laban didn’t treat Jacob with the most integrity. Laban famously tricked Jacob into marrying Leah, Laban’s eldest daughter, whom Jacob did not want to […]
Crazy Good News
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the good news that guilty sinners are reconciled to a holy and just God through the perfect life, sacrificial death, bodily resurrection and ascension of Jesus to the right hand of God where he sits even now interceding for his people. That’s a fairly packed sentence. But it only […]
Against Multiple Services
I do not believe that churches should have multiple morning services on the Lord’s day for their congregants to choose from (ex. 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30). My main reasoning is two fold: 1) it unnecessarily divides the body; and 2) it forces the services into a cookie cutter time constraint. I will address these two […]
Grace Acknowledged
“When I stand before the throne Dress’d in beauty not my own, When I see Thee as Thou art, Love Thee with unsinning heart, Then, Lord, shall I fully know – Not till then – how much I owe. Chosen not for good in me, Waken’d up from wrath to flee, Hidden in the Saviour’s […]