During the season of Lent, our church hosted a Bible study written by pastor Adam Hamilton. I joked before that I was a little salty with Pastor Adam because he wrote the book before I did. It was a study on five essential practices of the Christian life: worship & prayer, study, service, giving…
If you know Christ, you will know his resurrection power. Read Philippians 3:10
Yesterday, I made my first home communion visits in over a year. I stopped visiting, of course, because of COVID. Now that it’s been more than two weeks since I was vaccinated, I asked if members would be comfortable with me visiting. They were. I still wore a mask and used hand sanitizer. What…
What we talk about as the church matters. The conversations we engage in with one another make a difference in what kind of witness we will be to the world. I’ve heard many preachers joke from time to time about something being as hard as choosing the color of the carpet in the sanctuary.…
Resurrection is our way of life–it’s time for the church to arise! Read Daniel 12:2
“Christians should always be ready to do two things: They should always be ready to pray. And they should always be ready to die.” I only heard my bishop say those words once. It was actually an off-the-cuff comment. I could’ve missed hearing them at all. But that one time was enough to fuel…