“But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out, for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not b...  Read More

How do we as followers of Jesus live in a fearful world?...  Read More

After David dies, God comes to Solomon in a dream telling him to ask for whatever he wants. Solomon asks for wisdom. I wonder how much of religion and society’s dysfunction comes from pursuing the rel...  Read More

Wise people don't hustle for their own worthiness....  Read More

There is an order to our lives that we must all recognize, and we fight it to our own peril. The scriptures teach us about this order from beginning to end. Proverbs says, “Whoever sows injustice will...  Read More

Everyone knows Lord Acton’s famous quote, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” but few of us know the very next sentence in that quote, “Great men are almost always bad me...  Read More

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As power increases, so do abuses of power....  Read More

Be still. Know that I am God....  Read More

Here God makes a promise to David unlike any other. This is the Davidic covenant, and it’s completely unconditional. There’s no quid-pro-quo here, where God promises to raise up a descendant of David ...  Read More

This past Sunday, we were blessed to be joined by Bryce Wiebe who preached a wonderful sermon on David dancing before the Lord. If you missed it, you can watch it here. The sermon begins at the 18-min...  Read More

Guest Preacher, Bryce Wiebe......  Read More