An Election Day Prayer Father of Providence, Your all-sovereign hand is on the affairs of men.Every breath of our lungs,every contraction of our hearts,every impulse of our will,is as a stream of water in your hands. You alone are God. And Christ your Son is Lord.Leaders of men rise and...
I have not said much publicly in the run-up to this year’s presidential election. It has not been because I do not care about it, nor because I am some closeted political liberal, nor because I do not think the results matter. None of those are true. Politicians...
As we ask, "How long, O Lord?" in the wake of so many grievous tragedies of late, there are two things we can know for certain.
COVID, Idols, and Christian Witness Dear Church Family, As I trust you all have seen in the news already, in light of the continued prevalence and spread of COVID-19 in New Mexico, our governor has reinstated a temporary mask mandate for indoor public spaces. This means that beginning this...
DOWNLOAD PRAYER GUIDE An Invitation to Prayer My Dear Church Family, This year was intended to be one of great celebration for our church as we marked our 30th anniversary in ministry together. That anniversary date, March 26, was overshadowed by the COVID-19 crisis and resulting stay-at-home...
A 2012 study of U.S. Protestants conducted by Lifeway Research indicated that less than 50% of survey respondents engage in reading the Bible on a weekly basis or more. At the same time, 90% of those respondents said they wanted to honor Jesus in all they do. Call me crazy, but I can't help but...
The events of February 5, 2017 will likely maintain legendary status in the National Football League for decades to come. The dynastic New England Patriots trailed the favored Atlanta Falcons 28-3 late in the third quarter. Most thought a Falcons win was all but assured. It was at that point...
Why Should I Study the Bible? A few weeks ago, I began a series of short (or not so short) articles to help us as a church read and study the Bible better. We began by reminding ourselves of what kind of book the Bible is: it is a book both from and about God. Those two very basic but...
What is the Bible?: Part 2 The Bible is a Book about GodLast week, as we began to ask how it is we ought to approach the Bible in study, we found it first helpful to note what kind of book the Bible is. There we saw that the Bible is most of all a book from God. Because it has God for its...
What is the Bible?: Part 1 Greetings, friends. Over the next several weeks, I will be using this platform to help shape and challenge our approach to studying God’s Word. This is a little out of the vein of what I have endeavored to do through these articles in the recent past, but I...