"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6

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How (Not) to Respond to Change

I was really blessed and challenged by this post by a dear pastor friend in Houston (Gunner Gundersen). Gunner has been instrumental in the spiritual growth of several in our church body and continues to be a faithful pastor. Please read this post: Some people love change. Others hate it. For most of us, though,…

John Sermon Series helps

It is such a privilege to get to lead our study through the gospel of John – this firsthand account of the life and ministry and death and burial and resurrection and ascension of Jesus – given to us by what seems to have been Jesus’ closest earthly friend, the one who spoke of himself…

The Paradox of wisdom

Wisdom is something we should ask God for (James 1:5). It is something we should seek with a diligence likened unto searching for hidden treasure (Proverbs 2:3-4). And yet Proverbs 2:6 tells us that ultimately wisdom is a gift from God. It reminds me of what we saw in our study of Philippians 2 where…

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