Advent's Longing

"When once again Christmas comes and we hear the familiar carols and sing the Christmas hymns, something happens to us, and a special kind of warmth slowly encircles us. The hardest heart is...

"Ten Thanksgivings"

"Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits" ...

Easter Hope

Romans 6 tells us that Jesus died once – that he would never die again and death would never have dominion over him. As surprising as his initial resurrection was to those women, the fact that he...

And On Earth, Peace

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!

What Is Your Song?

We sing the song, “All I Have is Christ” (written by Jordan Kauflin from Sovereign Grace Music in Kentucky) at Peace at regular intervals and many in our congregation find it worshipful and...

A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember: A Cautionary Tech-Tale for Parents ...

Thinking Unto Him: Seven Helps to Prayer

At times prayer seems like a one-sided conversation, and yet the experience of those who regularly converse with God is otherwise. “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you,” says James...

For the Ambitious: Jesus is Calling

I love lists. If you were to look in my phone at the notepad app, you would see lists of varying sizes and ambitiousness: some include my life goals, some have a grocery list, and some are lists of...

Songs We Sing Together

Singer, songwriter, and worship leader Wendell Kimbrough has a straightforward message about church music, namely, that it "should simply be good music that forms us as we sing it together."

In Christ?

Ferris Bueller famously quipped, when referring to life, that “If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile you could miss it.”