God wants us to worship Him because He wants to see our lives aligned with, not against, the grain of the universe, which is aflame with praise for our Creator....  Read More

The Echo Chamber is dangerous because it warps my perception of reality and unnecessarily heightens my anxiety....  Read More

Thanks to a generous policy approved by the elder council, pastors are allowed (even encouraged) to take time away for a sabbatical. I concluded my sabbatical last week....  Read More

The psalmist asks God to do something that he (Moses) is incapable of doing: number his days that he may gain a heart of wisdom. It’s the realization that in comparison to eternity, our life is but a ...  Read More

Glory in Disguise is like reading a pilgrim’s journal. The book is broken up into short stories that exemplify biblical truths from Jan’s own life. Saturated with Scripture and complimented with poems...  Read More

Even though we want to wish ourselves to be better than having to rehearse, we should not be so naïve to think of ourselves this way. Every person is a creature in need of refinement through practice....  Read More

Clearly, we can’t make disciples the same way a first century Jewish rabbi made disciples. But if that’s not what it means to “make disciples the way Jesus did,” what does it mean to learn from Jesus ...  Read More

Thanks to a generous policy approved by the elder council, pastors are allowed (even encouraged) to take time away for a sabbatical. I begin my sabbatical this week....  Read More

We are unintentionally shaped by the storyline we inhabit....  Read More

“Not feeling better but doing better.” That phrase has created a whole new paradigm for me to think about pain....  Read More

Parents, you need to understand a few things about how God interacts with His people and the historical setting a bit to explain the beauty of what God is doing in the book of Daniel (and all other pr...  Read More

Here is a list of high-quality Bible training courses available for free online....  Read More