Church Blog (Page 14)

Dear Friends, On Sunday we talked about how one of the hallmarks of a genuine revival among God’s people is deep contrition – a profound awareness of the ugliness of our sin and a strong desire to confess, repent and be cleansed from our unrighteousness. There is another, almost paradoxical hallmark of revival in people’s lives.  It’s a deep, strong joy that fills the soul of the revived man or woman. Most of us think that joy is an emotion.  The Bible says that…

Dear Friends, Show me any person God has used in a powerful way to influence many and I will show you a person who has attracted a legion of critics and naysayers. I was thinking about that reality today as I reflected on the news of the passing of Dr. Billy Graham.  I think it’s fair to say that no one more than Billy Graham was the public face of Christianity around the world in the last 70 years.  From…

Dear Friends, Most of us are really confused about what real love looks like.  And Valentines Day is part of the problem.  So is Shakespeare.  His sonnets didn’t help.  Neither did the start-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet.  Hallmark and Hollywood are in on the conspiracy.  And don’t even start with how pop songs have warped our understanding about love.  So here we are, intelligent men and women living in the 21st century world of Alexa and iPads, with self driving cars…