Anybody There? The Problem of Unanswered Prayer

One of the biggest challenges to the faith of the average disciple is unanswered prayer.   Why didn’t God answer my prayer?  Why didn’t God heal my loved one who was suffering from cancer?  Why didn’t God help my addicted child in the manner I asked him?  Why am I still jobless (or single, or childless, […]

Breadcrumbs to Follow: Interpreting Historical Narrative

The non-Disneyized versions of Grimm’s Fairy Tales are pretty grim indeed.  Cinderella’s stepsisters?  They actually cut off digits in an effort to make that slipper fit.  “Hey, that glass slipper is full of blood!  You’re not she!”  Worth a shot, I guess.  Snow White?  Remember at the end when the wicked queen is forced to […]

Ezekiel Sunday School Class, Sundays 10am

The book of the prophet Ezekiel is admittedly one of the strangest and most misunderstood books of the Bible. But, it is part of the biblical canon, and is given to us for our edification and for God’s glory. The goal of this class is to help you come to grips with this interesting and […]

Local vs. International Missions

Some choices represent mutually exclusive options – I can either feast or fast, but I can’t do both simultaneously.  I can move to Florida, or I can move to Bangladesh, but I can’t do both (at least not in the same time and dimension).   Other choices are not of this variety, however.  Most, in fact, […]

The Coming of the King

The Coming of the King, A sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew.  The first sermon is found here. Matthew presents the narrative of the life of Jesus Christ, the Messiah: the Son of David, the King of Israel.  Christ was born in the city of the king, and was worshiped as a king. He […]