On this fourth Sunday of Advent, we continue our season-long meditation on "Incarnation."The adjustments we've had to make during the Covid pandemic have including at least some degree of isolation fr...  Read More

You may not be surprised to learn that the word "Christ" is used in reference to Jesus...a lot.  (It's not even Jesus' last name!)  The word appears around 500 times in the New Testament!  But it is n...  Read More

The word “incarnation” isn't one we see or hear very often.  But it's more familiar than you might think.  In the middle is its root, carne.  It means "flesh."  So “incarnation” means “in the flesh.” ...  Read More

Dr. Bo Helmich took our meditation to the end of the book of Isaiah this week as we welcome Advent and the anticipation of Jesus, the Messiah!  Advent basically means "coming," and contrary to the cul...  Read More

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil" (From 1 Timothy 6:6-10, NIV).Paul wrote these words to Timothy, who was leading one of the new groups of Jesus followers in Ephesus.  But is it t...  Read More

Nehemiah's city and people are in disarray.  Sound familiar?  #2020.So he must gain people’s trust during unprecedented times.  How does he do it?  He gives of himself.This month we are focused on one...  Read More

Here's a quick recap of the story of Nehemiah so far:The people of Israel have been exiled to Babylon, then Persia.  The exile lasted about two full generations!  Imagine: if that happened to you, wha...  Read More

You'd think it'd be easier for people to SHARE.  Right?  First of all, parents spend so much time trying to teach kids to share that surely parents must be freely sharing with others all the time.  Wh...  Read More

"For when I am weak, then I am strong."These words of the apostle Paul have blessed (and perplexed) countless people throughout the ages.  For a man of Paul's background and calling as an apostle of J...  Read More

Summer projects -- they're a lot of fun to start, but often hard to finish.  That must have been true to the Nth degree with Nehemiah, the city wall of Jerusalem, and the much larger and harder projec...  Read More

When we were directed to self-quarantine, I was not concerned. It would soon be over and I could go to church, see my family, even go shopping. HA! Two weeks later having missed church, a family birth...  Read More

Which is easier?A) Conceiving a childB) Raising a child in a Christ-centered, loving homeA) Building a church facilityB) Leading a church to becoming a healthy expression of God's love in communityA) ...  Read More