There had to be a donkey to show the King was entering in.  Jesus knew what he was doing.  What he was doing wasn’t lost on people: wasn’t lost on…

Water, Tree, Word

December 31, 2023
It’s hard to know what to make of Revelation.  It can feel daunting, and not just because there’s so much going on, so many things to try to keep track…

Tell His Story

August 27, 2023
But we’ve always done it that way.  What is that tried-and-true definition of insanity: repeating the same actions while expecting a different result?  Because Jesus did not do the things…
“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened” (3:10).  Hallelujah!  That’s what God has…

Love Brings the Beloved Home

December 25, 2022
There are times when I’m encouraged to think that, deep down, the world doesn’t want to banish Christ from Christmas.  Deep down, the world knows it needs Christ, needs God,…

Christ For You

December 4, 2022
There was a man who never knew his grandfather.  Many years before, this grandfather, knowing his grandson would barely remember him, wrote a letter.  He tried to tell his newborn…

Real Help for Real Need

June 12, 2022
          I want a church where real need can find real help; I believe that you want that, too.  When I preach, I aim to make the heart of my…

Know My Name

December 26, 2021
“My people will know my name” (52:6).  Did they not know His name?  What is God’s name?  God?  Jehovah?  Just to be clear, it isn’t Jehovah.  Jesus?  Yes, His name…

For Want of the Gift

December 24, 2021
Tonight is the perfect opportunity to receive Jesus.  Oh, not that!  If experience is trustworthy, there are some here this evening for whom church is not exactly a habit.  I…