New vs Old: The Struggle of the Galatians
I’m super excited about our new study on Galatians because the book is exceedingly practical! If you’ve ever struggled to embrace...
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- Jun 14
- 2 min
23 and Me - Ruth and David
Have you ever done one of those DNA tests to find out your family lineage? I haven’t but recently some of my distant relatives recently...
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- Jun 1
- 3 min
Having a Full Schedule vs a Hurried Heart (Ruth and Boaz and Jesus)
Are your vacations restful? Have you ever returned from a vacation more tired than you left? Years ago, I was mountain biking with Donna...
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- May 24
- 3 min
Where does Power Take You? (Elimelech vs Boaz)
I’m intrigued by a subtle comparison or contrast between Elimelech and Boaz in the first two chapters of Ruth. Note the opening verse of...
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- May 17
- 3 min
Tell Me vs Show Me the Kindness of God (Ruth 2)
The famine in the book of Ruth (1:1) is central to the story’s themes of hunger and offspring. Famine is what drove Ruth’s faithless...
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- May 10
- 3 min
Titles matter – Why call it “The Book of Ruth?”
Titles of a book or event usually represent or summarize the content or theme. For instance, sometimes people will refer to the Bible as...
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- May 3
- 3 min
Looking for Life, Victory and Protection in All the Wrong Places (Ruth 1:1-5)
That the famine in Ruth 1 was triggered by bad theology might come as a surprise to some of you. Famines in our era are not usually the...
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- Apr 26
- 3 min
To Forgive or To Condemn: That Was the Question (Luke 15:1-10)
I appreciate Willie’s message Sunday about Luke 15:1-10 and “The Power of One” where Jesus compares the joy a man who found one lost...
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- Apr 19
- 3 min
Power to Rule vs Power to Die: From Rulers to Martyrs
As important as the resurrection is, we naturally think that it was the singular event that unlocked the disciples understanding of the...
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- Apr 12
- 2 min
Content for Me or Content for You? (Phil. 4)
Paul wrote, “…I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content...I can do all things through him who strengthens me (Phil....
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- Apr 5
- 3 min
Caring vs Anxiety - What’s the difference between legitimate caring and illegitimate anxiety?
Talk about a tension! So, I see the news from Ukraine – the horrible atrocities, the genocide, the evil, the senseless killing of...
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- Mar 29
- 3 min
Is the Prize Worth Pain and Shame?
Have you ever been to the Olympics? Or to some other world class athletic event? Paul had. After Paul’s radical conversion he disappeared...
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- Mar 22
- 2 min
Run, Paul, Run
Why was Paul willing to walk away from his life as a successful, influential, powerful Pharisee to follow the controversial Rabbi Jesus?...
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
What do Tattoos and Communion Have in Common?
We all like symbols. We have wedding rings which symbolize our lifetime commitment of marriage. Stores and various brands have symbols to...
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- Mar 8
- 3 min
You Are What You Worship
In Sunday’s sermon, Rich preached a great word about being made in the image of God. He said we are created to worship and reflect the...
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- Mar 1
- 2 min
Are You a Consumer or Worshiper of God? (Philippians)
The problem at Philippi was that their culture, not the gospel, determined their values in ways they could not readily identify. The...
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- Feb 22
- 3 min
Participants vs Spectators
On most any average day I’d rather be a participant than a spectator. The Olympics have just ended, and some of these athletes are so...
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- Feb 15
- 3 min
Can the Gospel be an Idol? (Philippians 1)
Friedrich Nietzsche said there are more idols in the world than there are realities. But just what is an idol, and can the gospel become...
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- Feb 8
- 2 min
“Hi, I’m a slave" (Philippians 1)
“Hi, I’m a slave.” Awkward way to begin a letter to a church, isn’t it? Yet, it is how Paul opened his letter to the people he loved at a...
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- Feb 1
- 2 min
What’s Your Bigger Yes?
Whether you know it or not, we all operate with a bigger Yes deep down in our mind and heart. Your bigger Yes is that which guides you as...
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