Well, we're starting a new series this Sunday.We'll be looking at"discipleship in action"from 1 2 Timothy and Titus.These are known as the Pastoral Epistles because in them, the Apostle Paul is teaching his protg, Timothy, how to pastor.And that's because Paul is sending Timothy out to go pastor a church.But not just any church, the church at Ephesus.This is one of the mo...

First of all, it's good to have Frank Wang back from sabbatical.Especially since he's leading a large group to Modgnik (kingdom spelled backwards) this weekend.Please pray for the 4 adults and 17 Middle School students who will be on this retreat!Pray that our Lord is gracious to them and draws them closer to Himself.Second, I know you're praying for so many of our church ...

It has been a busy reintroduction to ministry after sabbatical. A church picnic, Modgnik, and now preaching with community groups starting this Sunday as well. On a side note, please sign up for a community group on Realm. If you're having trouble with that, please let me or Andrea know. I want to take this opportunity to say how grateful Sarah and I are for your generosit...

Well, we've gotten to the last week in our Summer in the Psalms. This week we'll be looking at Psalm 37 and a "Prayer for our Worry." And while we'll talk about worry (and anxiety and envy and the wicked and the righteousness and of course, Jesus), I've chosen this Psalm to conclude our series because it has all the elements of the other Psalms we've covered this summer. ...

Well, I guess I should say it's good to be back (though, to be honest, I'd still rather be at the beach). But I am back, and I want to thank Ron, Mark, Frank, James, and Tom for filling the pulpit in my absence. It's a blessing (for all of us) to have elders that can minister the Word of God to us so well. This week we'll be looking at Psalm 137 and a "Prayer for our Ange...

It was almost two months ago that the headlines in the news were full of the story of the OceanGate submersible known as the "Titan" which had lost contact with its surface vessel soon after it had descended into the deep waters above the ruins of the Titanic. Many of us, me included, followed the story, both fascinated and fearful as we contemplated the fate of the five p...

Dr. Ligon Duncan, the Chancellor of Reformed Theological Seminary, points out that sometimes when we gather to worship as a church family we sing songs TO God. Sometimes we sing songs ABOUT God. You can tell when we are singing TO or ABOUT God by the use of pronouns used in the lyrics. Dr. Duncan say, they give the "direction" of the song. Songs to God address him with "yo...

When we studied the book of Job earlier this year, we found Job wrestling with what philosophers call the problem of evil why do bad things happen to good people? The writer of Psalm 73 is frustrated by the flip side of that coin - why do good things happen to evil people? The psalmist goes through a period of doubt because he envies those who are defined as successful b...

We've been working through a number of Psalms and seeing what they have to say about the things we are (or should) be praying about. We've looked at how to pray about foolishness, anxiety, repentance, tears, thirst, transcendence, and wisdom I know, it reads just like your typical prayer request list. But that's the Psalms for you they get at the things we forget, or hav...

Last week we talked about how we use social media and how it affects us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. But the problem is so much bigger. We are suffering from a crushing information overload that's causing a great deal of anxiety and stress. And then there's a corresponding inability to make decisions because there's simply too much information to process. Wha...