Lately I have been meditating on love, the Greatest Commandment (Mark 12:29–31), and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18–20).Love, as referenced in the Greatest Commandment, is specific in its two directions. First, we are called to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul...
Tom just wrapped up our series on sanctification, so let's look back at the four ways God shapes us into the likeness of Christ: What God has done What God allows What God is doing And what we are doing God is always working. And he invites us to respond and participate. It’s...
Relational. Intentional. Reproducible. At the end of 2024, amid leadership changes, Christmas, and general busyness, something unexpected happened: I was asked to teach a discipleship methodology—not a program or curriculum—to the staff. As I dove into the material, joining a cohort...
I just returned from the Philippines at the beginning of the month where I had the opportunity to preach several times. The first time was planned, and the second time was the same day that was not planned at all. In case you’re not aware, this is very typical mission trip behavior. Preach...
The summer is almost over! Soon it will be September, and we will be saying goodbye to all this heat and summer fun. Fall will begin to set in and with it will come the cooler days and eventually the rain. Trees will start to lose their leaves in preparation for winter. I was thinking...