Learning to Interpret Scripture This past weekend we had the privilege of hearing from one of my favorite seminary professors, Dr. Walter Sundberg. He is a historian and a good one at that. His thoughts centered on learning how to understand Scripture. Being a historian, he drew on the thoughts of Augustine. The desire is… Read more

“Action is forever. We are becoming who we will be — forever.” (Dallas Willard) There is a pilgrimage to which we are called as Christians. We are called on a journey into the heart and life of God. As believers, as apprentices, we need to hear this call of the Spirit and respond. “Since ancient… Read more

Having spent the past few months buried in the lives of the desert fathers, I get my radar up when I read other articles on the desert fathers. Of course, then I get jealous because THEY wrote the article (and got paid) and I didn’t! God, save me from my jealousy! An excerpt from an… Read more

The Case for MiraclesI have finished my Master’s thesis and am now preparing for graduation. It’s an achievement in my life that I am so thankful for… and will now find out if I really meant it when I said, “This is for me, not for some job.” The reason is because now I find… Read more

Sometimes I wonder of Christianity is something “less than advertised.” Maybe we worry too much about how we look. As a pastor, it gets tough at times thinking about how to “attract” people. Especially believers. Our church really needs mature believers, and when we get people coming through, it seems more of, “What can I… Read more

Sometimes I wonder of Christianity is something “less than advertised.” Maybe we worry too much about how we look. As a pastor, it gets tough at times thinking about how to “attract” people. Especially believers. Our church really needs mature believers, and when we get people coming through, it seems more of, “What can I… Read more

“our hearts are restless till they find their rest in thee” (St. Augustine) The battle is for the heart. Jesus came to give life and give it more abundantly. Satan only comes ti kill, steal and destroy. Our hearts, the innermost being of who we are, have two places to live: in the abundance of… Read more

Digging Ancient WellsHow do we keep our faith fresh? How do we keep our walk with Jesus alive? Sometimes it is a matter of going back to the well. We may need to dig it up a little bit, but we visit some “old friends,” so to speak. We allow the Word to cultivate our… Read more

Digging Ancient WellsHow do we keep our faith fresh? How do we keep our walk with Jesus alive? Sometimes it is a matter of going back to the well. We may need to dig it up a little bit, but we visit some “old friends,” so to speak. We allow the Word to cultivate our… Read more

In our church we have been going through our new discipleship theme: LIFE Together. LIFE represents four key areas of Christian growth and we want to spend our church life and energy training everyone in each of those areas. L — Loving God (being people of the Book and people of worship)I — Infilling of… Read more