What’s at Stake on Sunday Morning?

We often talk as a church that we do not gather on Sundays as “consumers” but we gather to worship God as a church family.  So, what is at stake on a Sunday morning? I (Mike) was freshly sobered by this question while reading Paul David...

When Hope Doesn’t Seem Possible…

Recently, I (Mike) started reading Tim Keller’s The Meaning of Marriage.  It is a great book about marriage for both singles and married people.  One of the chapters I was reading spoke about the when a marriage is falling apart and hope seems lost.  This...

Learning More About the Holy Spirit

We are in the middle of a 6 week series called “Holy Spirit?” Where we are looking at what Scripture says about who the Holy Spirit is and what he does.  For many in our church this is a new realm of thinking, so here are some helpful books (and one...

How Do I Stop Failing?

The question often plagues those who follow Christ.  We have heard the gospel, we spend time reading our Bible, but are more aware of our failures than of God’s grace.  I (Mike) have been reading Tullian Tchividjian’s Jesus + Nothing = Everything and was...

The Lord is My CEO?

In our American culture, if we read Psalm 23 and it said “The Lord is my CEO” we would have pictures and thoughts come to mind about what a CEO is.  However, the passage says nothing about a “CEO,” Psalm 23:1 says, “The Lord is my...

Don’t Waste Your…Sports!

Well, it is football season and we don’t want to just be passively watching games with our friends and family.  C.J. Mahaney has a great little book called Don’t Waste Your Sports and right now you can download the audiobook for free.  This is a great way...