This song has two great things going for it. First, it walks through the gospel. I love songs that do this. One of the reasons we sing as a church is to enforce the gospel. [...]

I wrestled with cutting this post into two parts because I was afraid you wouldn’t get to this one. In Part 1 of the post I focused on some of the dangers of tradition. If [...]

In just 4 days, there will be people all around the world who gather to celebrate a belief that Jesus rose from the dead. While there is next to no debate that Jesus of Nazareth [...]

When I think of the word tradition I frequently picture a scene in the movie Fiddler on the Roof. It’s actually an entire song sequence in the movie but I picture Tevye (the main character) walking in front [...]

Here is a prayer for you: Heavenly Father, grant _____ the grace to be devoted to others in brotherly love, and that s/he would honor others above his or her own life. Empower _____ so [...]

Her name was Paige. She was the sweetest little girl you can imagine. Her laugh was contagious and her awareness and kindness towards others was notable. She was nine when it first happened, but it [...]

Here is a prayer for you ...from Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3. This is God's will for your life. "I bow before you Father, from whom the whole family of believers in heaven and earth [...]

A Prayer for You This is a prayer that Paul prayed for God's people. It is found in Ephesians 1.  This prayer reflects God's will for our lives as believers in Christ. It is not [...]