Antidote for Anxiety

Do you ever feel anxious for no reason? We all know what it is to be anxious about an upcoming event or a bill that needs to be paid. But what do you do when anxiety seems to be a constant state of mind and there is no real reason for it? As one who […]

Freedom

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I have been thinking a lot about freedom. Here are few random thoughts that floated to the surface of my mind. May turn this into a sermon series, who knows. Anyway, here you go: God created man to rule over creation, not over other men. It is not rebellion […]

Decisions, Decisions: How decisions determine destiny

Good afternoon, everyone! Here is a message I preached at Cornerstone a few weeks ago on making decisions. Wise decision-making is a topic that needs to be brought up again and again. So here it is. The notes are below if you want to peruse at your leisure for your pleasure. *Read that with a British accent if […]

Taylor Swift and the Providence of God

Not sure exactly how I ended up with Taylor and providence in the same sentence, but I think it started last night when Jeana, my beloved, told me that she read somewhere that Taylor Swift, God bless her, has made a million dollars a day since the first of this year. That is some serious […]

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Separation

Separation from the world is essential to Christian holiness. Yet true separation-holiness is defined by the the Holy One. Separation that does not flow from the Spirit of God through the Scriptures is not separation from the world at all. It is worldly separation, separation defined by religious tradition. And religious tradition is the worst […]

The Good Samaritan Retold

A fellow was driving through West Texas along a deserted two-lane highway. Seems like he was somewhere out on the other side of Odessa, if I remember right. It was hot and dry and so dusty he felt like he was breathing face down in a sandbox. Through a shimmering haze rising from the melting roadway, […]

You Can Be Led By the Spirit

Ask three people what it means to be “led by the Spirit,” and you will get five different opinions. For many, to be led by the Spirit simply means to get in tune with our random impulses and sanctify every emotional urge with “the Lord led me” to do this, that or a dozen other things. And […]

Wash Your Mouth

Had a great conversation this morning at breakfast with Tim Rivers. We were talking about the way God sees us and the way he wants us to see ourselves–as created in the image of God. Tim mentioned this video, one of several in an amazing series of videos by Dove. Check it out. Well, well. […]

Communion: A brief introduction

Found this while rummaging through some old notes. A few scattered thoughts on communion that I presented just before we received the Lord’s Supper a few months ago. Looks like I arranged it as a series of questions and answers with random observations elbowing in.  (Q1) Where did communion come from? How did it get […]