• Beginning the journey of Lent

     Seek the Lord and live,         or else God might rush like a fire against the house of Joseph.         The fire will burn up Bethel, with no one to put it out. (Amos 5:6) We begin with Ash Wednesday. It is a time to seek the Lord. Amos was written to a nation in prosperity, but spiritually they were in a…

  • Immigration

    “For me as a Christian American, to be hostile to people from other places is to violate my spiritual mandate.”

  • 2016.02.07 – Jesus the Messiah

    2016.02.07 – Jesus the Messiah A sermon from Heights Church. More information at HeightsChurchMN.org  Subscribe in an RSS reader or on iTunes

  • Devoted hearts will find victory

    God wants surrender as the choice of our heart.

  • I can’t “will” my way to surrender

    With clenched jaw and tightened fists I simply can’t repeat, “I surrender” enough to actually surrender. If the goodness of God is to come into my life, it isn’t by my will. It’s not my “effort” in some way, meaning I will “get it done or else.” My “effort” is to willingly surrender my moments to the Lord and then invite him…

  • Why bother?

    Why are you calling yourself a Christian?

  • Immigration and the Bible

    This discussion on “The Table” podcast is worth an examination. One of the key questions proposed in this podcast is “good law.” What do we assume about “law” and changing law?

  • The POWER of praying the Lord’s Prayer

    We need subversive prayers. We need our worlds turned on end.