Pray for Our City

I remember several years ago when our youngest daughter asked if she could pray as our family gathered around the dinner table. Her words were simple and convicting: “Jesus, make it not sinful in our city. Make it a new city, Jesus. Bring us a new city.”...

Why We Do What We Do | Ash Wednesday Gathering

Next Wednesday, March 2nd, marks the beginning of Lent, the six-week season leading up to what is known as the Pascha (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday). Lent is traditionally a time for us to intentionally set aside the things in our everyday lives that...

Don’t Neglect Your Worship | Part 2

Last week we highlighted the importance of being intentional about the “renewing of our minds” (Romans 12:1-2). We does this mean? It means we can’t sit back and neglect reading God’s word. We can’t sit back and neglect prayer. We...

Don’t Neglect Your Worship | Part 1

I remember several years ago coming home from work and finding water flowing down our driveway. Our water heater had sprung a leak and was draining down the road. Not the most welcoming way to come home. We had our water heater for many years and I had neglected to...

A Migraine and a Psalm

I woke up a week ago in the middle of the night with a migraine. This isn’t uncommon. I’ve been having migraine headaches for close to thirty years. Sometimes the pain is mild, sometimes severe. By God’s grace I was able to get out of bed in the morning without the...