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Reflections on a church move
Our church property is sold and we close on June 9. We will have temporary use of our building on Sundays and Wednesdays for 90 days. While the move is something we have sensed as the leading of the Lord, the sudden movement of cleaning things out has hit me. I am excited for the next thing. We are looking…
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Dallas Willard on God’s GOOD purposes in human history
“What God is going to bring out of human history in his people is going to be the greatest reflection of God’s own glory, wisdom, and love. That is what human history is about. It is to make a society of the redeemed that will be the crown jewel of creation. And when we look at the terrible things that…
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The glory in your midst
I am walking through part of Zechariah in preparation for a message on June 14. Two things the Lord wants us to know in our lives, and I am thinking specifically for our church right now: 1. He is passionate about his people. He is passionate about his Church. He is passionate about Heights Church. 2. He is the glory in our midst. His…
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NSA-FREE day
Congress couldn’t manage to renew the Patriot Act provisions regarding bulk surveillance. That means that today (and probably today only) the NSA isn’t allowed to simply sweep all information into their possession from any a ND every phone call in America. Enjoy. We’ll lose it again within the week I’m sure.
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The true POWER of the Kingdom
Luke 8 lays out several areas where Jesus demonstrates his authority. The Kingdom is powerful over nature, demons, death, and sickness. Then, in Luke 9:1-6, Jesus tells them simply to go repeat what they’ve seen him do. They obeyed. Here’s our challenge: Don’t argue yourself out of a victory. If Jesus said, “Go do this. The authority is yours. I’ve…
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Let the Ground Shake
A message I preached on Sunday, May 24, at Victory Assembly of God in Bonner Springs, KS.
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Dallas Willard on hell
“A part of our problem with understanding hell comes from the way we think about ehaven. We think about heaven as some kind of comfortable resort, but the greatest thing about heaven is going to be the presence of God. He has allowed us to avoid him here on earth in some measure if we want to, but if you go to…
