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Life doesn't always resolve neatly
June 16th, 2020
Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure. (Lamentations 5:21-22)As I was preparing for the... Read More
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Why don't we lament in church?
June 9th, 2020
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.” (Psalm 130:1-2)In my preparation for the current sermon series on lament, one reality t... Read More
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A confession and a commitment
June 2nd, 2020
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)Let me begin with a confession. In my almost... Read More
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Why we are NOT open on Sundays yet
May 26th, 2020
“Everything is permissible”-- but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”-- but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. (1 Corinthian... Read More
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Guest blogger: Taylor Hood
May 19th, 2020
I am currently in a preaching series on suffering, loss, lament, and trust. In light of this, some brave men and women of NewLife will be sharing their own stories of learning to trust God through suf... Read More
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Guest blogger: Amy Swanson
May 12th, 2020
This past Sunday, I began a new preaching series on suffering, loss, lament, and trust. In light of this, some brave men and women of NewLife will be sharing their own stories of learning to trust God... Read More
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The baby died
May 5th, 2020
This Sunday, I will begin a new preaching series on suffering, loss, lament, and trust, using Lamentation and the Psalms of lament as the backdrop. In light of this, I am replaying what I wrote on thi... Read More
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Guest blogger: Barb Pizzoferrato
April 28th, 2020
As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, God has gifted each of us by His Holy Spirit, and has shaped us for ministry to others in unique ways. We all have different passions, experiences, and abilities th... Read More
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Guest bloggers: Scott Bruce & Annette LaJoie
April 21st, 2020
As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, God has gifted each of us by His Holy Spirit, and has shaped us for ministry to others in unique ways. We all have different passions, experiences, and abilities th... Read More
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Guest blogger: Andy Hood
April 7th, 2020
As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, God has gifted each of us by His Holy Spirit, and has shaped us for ministry to others in unique ways. We all have different passions, experiences, and abilities th... Read More
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Jesus in prison
March 31st, 2020
As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12, God has gifted each of us by His Holy Spirit, and has shaped us for ministry to others in unique ways. We all have different passions, experiences, and abilities th... Read More
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The God who adopts
March 24th, 2020
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27)Flash back with... Read More
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Don't stop "gathering" together
March 17th, 2020
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as... Read More
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Distracting ourselves to death
March 10th, 2020
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10)One of the greatest book titles ever was the 1985 Neil Postman book Amusing Oursel... Read More
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You are enough
March 3rd, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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Our great political hope
February 25th, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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Searching for that elusive rest
February 18th, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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Work hard and rest easy
February 11th, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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Your smartphone can not save you
February 4th, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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The quest to become the perfect parent
January 28th, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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The search for your soulmate
January 21st, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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I am busier than you are
January 14th, 2020
During January and February, I will be using this space to interact with the ideas put forward in David Zahl’s book Seculosity: How career, parenting, technology, food, politics, and romance became ou... Read More
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You are worthless, unlovable, and not good enough... or so you fear
January 7th, 2020
“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his gra... Read More
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The Savior has come
December 24th, 2019
In lieu of my own words this Christmas Eve, let us instead listen to Luke’s account of the entrance of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, into our world.Luke 2:1-20 - In those days Caesar Augustus is... Read More