Week #7 — Storming the Gates Have you ever noticed how the Bible regularly uses war language to describe the Christian life and the Church? In Ephesians 6:13-17, Paul tells his readers…

Week #6 – First Sermon Ever (Part 2) I have seen the New Albany Ballet company’s production of The Nutcracker about fifty times. (Yes, you’re reading the right blog, so keep going.)…

Week #5 – First Sermon Ever (Part 1) From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible teaches that God is sovereign over all of creation. He is absolutely free, dependent upon no one and…

Week #4 – The Promise Fulfilled Throughout the Bible, the Holy Spirit plays a significant role, bringing about amazing and miraculous events. He was present at Creation, hovering over the surface of…

Week #3 – Praying and Obeying This past Friday to Sunday, we visited our daughter for her university’s family weekend. It was great to see her new “home” (I’m still not really…

Week #2 – Work to Do We all have experienced what I’ll call ‘departures’ in our lives. I remember the first time a close friend moved away. Leland was my 1st grade…