I've felt it the past few years as our church has grown - perhaps you have as well. How can I have meaningful relationships with everyone? It seems like every friendship or relationship would be shall...  Read More

This is a great article that considers what happens on Sunday morning: it is a weekly gathering of the saints for war against Satan and his lies. As the author notes:Gathering with the church seems li...  Read More

This is a first-person account of what happened at Cities Church in Minneapolis on January 18. I have previously posted on this, but thought this article by their lead pastor was so insightful and enc...  Read More

Tim Challies shares wisdom from a friend who recently went to be with the Lord. This man was able to reflect on his life as he was dying in a way that brought purpose to that death and glory to God. I...  Read More

A few weeks ago I read a deep dive article on Josephus the Jewish historian and how a disputed passage about Jesus has received greater clarity over time. This article is by the same author (who wrote...  Read More

As many of you know by now, this past Sunday anti-ICE protestors infiltrated a Baptist Church's worship service in Minneapolis and shut it down in protest, yelling and screaming at worshippers, includ...  Read More

In my sermon last Sunday I read part of an open letter that former Senator Ben Sasse wrote around Christmas in the wake of learning he has advanced pancreatic cancer. I had tremendous respect for him ...  Read More

Insecurity is often backed by unbelief in what God has promised his children. This is a helpful article in thinking through a mindset that affects most believers in some way. I love the way it conclud...  Read More

Back from a break for Christmas and the start of the year, The Front Porch kicks off with a helpful summary of what it means to be the member of a church. I see so many of you practicing this already ...  Read More

This Sunday we kick off an in-depth study of the book of Judges. Early on in the book we run into an issue that has been the subject of much discussion and even angst - the conquering of Canaan and th...  Read More

About a year ago, I saw a social media post from a pastor and national church leader who was (I think) trying to stir the pot of division by saying that the ONLY reason people raise their hands in the...  Read More

In our Sunday gathering this week I gave a quote from Athanasius, an early church father who fought heresies against the nature of Jesus being fully God and fully man. Athanasius paid dearly for his c...  Read More

Here's a deep dive on a vital doctrine for evangelical churches such as ours - the doctrine of sola scriptura. Many people get confused on what this exactly means. For instance, how do creeds and conf...  Read More

This is a short but helpful article to help us think through engaging as a congregation with the music we sing every Sunday.  Hint: it begins with not thinking, "what can I get out of this" as you wal...  Read More

I've been in ministry long enough to sees the latest ministry trends come and go. One of those is the concept of gospel centrality in all we do as a church. It was a catchword for a while and everythi...  Read More

God makes all of us different. Some love to sing, some do not. Some are naturally good at singing, some have to work at it. I found this article helpful for those who might be in those latter categori...  Read More

I believe this is a helpful article helping us think through the priorities of the pulpit. I pray that I, and those who preach to our church, remain faithful to this calling.......  Read More

You're probably thinking, "well, who on earth would think this needs a response - we all know this is sinful, right?"RIGHT??I am reposting this article from last year because sadly there are some who ...  Read More

This Sunday, Lord willing, we will gather to sing, hear the word read, and hear the word preached. We're reading through Exodus for our scripture readings and will come across the Old Testament law's ...  Read More

It was 508 years ago TODAY (October 31) that Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the Wittenburg Chapel door. Luther is a complicated character (for many reasons), but is also a giant of fervent cour...  Read More

Here is a very encouraging article about Jesus Christ as our intercessor. I encourage you to read this and rest in his complete care.......  Read More

This is an important article about the current political climate in our nation and the church's need for wisdom in responding in this moment.Shenvi offers a helpful summary and constructive criticism ...  Read More

One of our members passed this along to me and I thought it captured the heart of our philosophy of gathering for worship. Every Sunday gathering is an essential reorienting of our hearts toward the w...  Read More

This is a simple article that somewhat amusingly reflects on the nature of humanity and sin's working to give us a bent  toward destruction.Sheep. Adorably dumb sometimes and in need of rescue. That's...  Read More