Road Trip
“Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path.” Psalm 119:115 I recently went to see the Grand Canyon for the first time with a dear friend. We flew to Nevada, but then rented a car. Our road trip included Hoover Dam, Sedona, AZ and the Grand Canyon, of course. We […]
What is Baptism and What Does It Mean?
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and commanded that all Christians be baptized. The apostles also commanded that all believers be baptized. But, why? What does it mean? Baptism is simple obedience to the commands of Jesus and the apostles, but it is so much more than that. Baptism is an outward witness of […]
The Hope of Jesus
“On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown […]
Mind Your Own Business
That sounds really harsh. Frankly, I was unaware for a long time that those exact words were in scripture. They are! I Thessalonians 4:11. In the King James translation, it reads “do your own business”. But, other translations say “mind”. So, what does it mean to mind something? It really means to attend to […]
Adorning God’s Temple
Last summer, as Pastor Jon concluded his series on worship, I was concluding the reading of 1 Chronicles. Mostly, Chronicles is a big list of significant people in Israel but, at the end of 1 Chronicles, we get to see a description of what went into the building of the Temple of God. David’s […]