Generations: Starting at the Beginning

Lessons from the book of Genesis The Bible is the source in which to find the answers to life’s ultimate questions. Why do I exist? What is my purpose in life? Where did I come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? What’s it all about? The answers to these questions have fascinated thinking […]

Unwrapping God’s Gift: What We Got For Christmas

Ask any kid what their favorite thing about Christmas is and you’ll get the same answer: “Presents!” And this is as it should be. Christmas is about gifts. It is about how a benevolent God has fixed his love upon his people and given them good gifts by giving the ultimate gift: his one and […]

Malachi – God’s Messenger Preparing the Way

Beginning September 11th, 2011: Malachi – God’s Messenger Preparing the Way. The New Testament begins with God’s messenger, John the Baptist, preparing the way for the coming of the Lord. His message is a call to repentance, a call to a new life lived differently in light of the coming of “The Lamb of God […]

The Consistent Core: The Gift of the Holy Spirit

What makes a church any different from any club or group of like-minded people – is a community of faith any different than a gathering of the PTA, Rotary Club, Book of the Month Club, a Star Trek convention?  Aren’t these all just assemblies of folks who happen to share the desire to connect around […]

An Apocalyptic Advent

Presumably you are familiar with the Christmas story: Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, and (of course!) the baby Jesus.  This Advent we will prepare for the celebration of the good news of Christ’s birth from a slightly different angle from those we most often expect.  A little noticed Christmas text in Revelation 12.  We’re talking seven […]