The King has Come! Matthew 2:1-6 affirms this truth. Author and essayist Flannery O’Conner said: “The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” Truth is truth whether we like it or not. The fact that I personally object to the truth doesn’t matter. Those things that are objectively true remain true even if […]
The Washington Post just published a lengthy article on what they refer to as the “Post-Election Hate Spike”. More than any election I can remember, (I think you would agree) this campaign has left many in our country bitterly divided against those with whom they disagree. It is a bit like the Civil War…brother against […]
This life is marked by a single choice: who or what will we center our lives around? This choice takes each of us down a path of decisions that shape who we are, what we feel, who or what we value, and what we will have accomplished at the end of our days. To center […]
A church bell rang for the first time in two years as Iraqi Kurdish forces were battling to take back Mosul. Located in Bartella, this primarily Christian town is just nine miles from the ISIS stronghold. In 2003, Iraq boasted an estimated 1.3 million Christians. Now, leaders put that number at fewer than four hundred thousand. Despite […]
Last week I stated the obvious…Americans are clearly frustrated with the choices for the next President of our great nation. The vast majority of Americans are clearly dissatisfied with the direction our nation is heading. However, the hope we all need is not found in our candidates or in ourselves…our hope for America is found […]
Americans are clearly frustrated by with their presidential nominees. But the French Philosopher Joseph de Maistre’s (1753 – 1821) maxim is certainly relevant today: “Every nation gets the government it deserves.” What kind of nation did the Founders envision? George Washington declared that “religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.” Benjamin Franklin agreed: “Only […]
Last week we began to unpack 3 Keys to Experiencing God’s Best for our Lives from Romans 12:1 & 2. In essence, we must make a choice every day to either be conformed to this world or to be daily transformed into the image of His Son; which is the very purpose for our existence. (Ephesians 2:10) […]
The following text is familiar to INTENTIONAL Men: “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship (a reasonable expectation). Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your […]
Last week we began unpacking some truths about God’s incredible, unconditional love for us found in the little book of Hosea. We read that the prophet Hosea had been instructed by the Lord to marry a prostitute. The events that unfold as a result of his obedience (I trust you took the time to read […]
Pastor Phil has been teaching through the New Testament book of Colossians the past few weeks. The current section from chapter three on husband/wife relationships has helped me clearly see that the marital relationship is correctly modeled for us by the triune nature of God. As is typical with our Heavenly Father, He has been simultaneously using […]
