From Your Pastor’s Heart
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:8 If you were asked to…
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Persistently, Confidently
When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, he began by giving them the prayer guide that we call the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13). Then he told them more (“Ask…seek…knock”), urging them to pray persistently, with complete confidence and security…
Prayer Notes: Your Will Be Done
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus outlines for his disciples (and us) the elements that should be included in our daily prayers. Two of the Gospel writers, Matthew and Luke, include this model prayer, with Matthew’s version being the more fleshed-out…
Table Talk: Suffering, Scapegoats, and the Steady Hand of Christ
In A.D. 64, a great fire broke out in Rome. It burned for days, destroying large portions of the city and leaving many people shaken, homeless, and angry. It is unlikely that Nero himself started the fire, but as rumors…
From Your Pastor’s Heart
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Previously we reviewed possible…
Table Talk: The Early Church and Its First World
The Christian church did not begin in a place of cultural ease or political safety. It began in Jerusalem, the city where Jesus had been crucified, buried, raised, and from which he ascended into heaven. In the earliest days after…
From Your Pastor’s Heart
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:8 In the last issue,…
Table Talk: Tradition!
In the opening moments of Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye explains how his people survive in a harsh, unstable, and uncertain world. Their life was fragile—like a fiddler trying to keep his balance on a rooftop. What keeps everything from falling…
From Your Pastor’s Heart
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:8 In the last issue,…
Table Talk: Why Church History Matters
As our small groups wind down for the summer, our Small Group Ministry newsletter column will also take a brief pause. In its place, we will begin a new series throughout the summer that reflects on the history of the…
From Your Pastor’s Heart
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 In the last issue of…
From Your Pastor’s Heart
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. – 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Maybe our view of…