Acts 2:36-42

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reminds us that there are three primary elements to the gospel message: the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Why are these three gospel events so important? They accomplish the reason why the Word became f...

“Let the eyes of the wicked see their own destruction; let them drink the cup of the wrath of the Almighty” (Job 21:20). In scripture, the Cup is a metaphor for the wine of the fury of God’s wrath. In Isaiah 51,

Text:  Psalm 32:1-11

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made” (John 1:1-3).

Jesus said to Thomas, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29). “Seeing is believing.” “I’ll believe it when I see it.” We trust what we can see, don’t we?

Text:  I Samuel 17:41-49

Last Sunday night, we talked about Hosea, who is commanded by God to take an adulterous woman as his wife. The woman he chooses is Gomer. She works in “the world’s oldest profession”—prostitution. Hosea’s life is to be a living parable (perhaps an alle...

In my high school American History class (taught by the head football coach), I faintly remember studying about John Sutter and the California Gold Rush of 1849 and beyond. I remember thinking how lucky Sutter was to have all that gold right there unde...

There are many things for which I am not qualified to offer testimony or advice as an “expert.” Parenting is one of them. We have many in our congregation who have raised or are in the process of raising some amazing children.