Last Sunday, I highlighted the idea that God's people are a sojourning people by looking at Abraham's life. He never possessed the land he was promised, neither did his descendants for the next 400+ years. They were sojourners - aliens and strangers - living in a land not their own. Even when they possessed the … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: Sojourn and Us vs Them Mentality
Single Parents (Cutting Room Floor)
Last week I was studying 2 Timothy 1:1-5, preparing a sermon on intergenerational faith, parents passing their faith on to their children, and the church handing the faith off to the next generation. Paul writes, "I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in … Continue reading Single Parents (Cutting Room Floor)
Be Forgettable (Cutting Room Floor)
Last week, I was studying the story of Naaman and Elisha from 2 Kings chapter five. It's a great story of healing and of God's mission beyond the borders of Israel. His renown spreads as Naaman, a pagan from Syria, becomes a worshipper of YHWH. You get a glimpse of God's mission and his intention … Continue reading Be Forgettable (Cutting Room Floor)
Cutting Room Floor: Christ will build his church
Last Sunday, I had the chance to preach from the story of Gideon (Judges 6-8). I focused not so much on Gideon, but on God as the main actor in the story. God overflows in grace towards a persistently rebellious Israel. God raises up a deliverer. God rescues his people, and does so in such … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: Christ will build his church
Favorite C.S. Lewis quote [one of them at least]
I am currently rereading Keller's The Meaning of Marriage in preparation for some premarital counseling. It's a great book; if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. But this post is about one of my favorite Lewis quotes that I had nearly forgotten, but Keller reminded me of tonight. Lewis wrote in The Weight … Continue reading Favorite C.S. Lewis quote [one of them at least]
