Fasting is a common spiritual discipline throughout the Old Testament, and it’s expected of us in the New Testament. Strangely, it’s one of the least mentioned disciplines in American churches today. One reason, perhaps, [...]

See, I'm FASTING ! “When you fast, don’t make yourselves look sad like the hypocrites. They put a look of suffering on their faces so that people will see they are fasting. [...]

When our devotional team considered fasting from food we tossed around a number of non-food ideas. One was refraining from toxic attitudes. Another was taking a break from social and other media. These exercises [...]

Living in a culture that prizes productivity, we often find ourselves calculating our worth by the amount of things we are able to accomplish in a day. This outlook often encourages and sustains a [...]

Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our LIVE podcast at 11 am on Thursdays – [...]

Every living creature instinctively seeks safety and a place to rest.  Take, for example, lowly earthworms. A turn of the compost pile exposes their half naked fragility. Quick as a wink, they wriggle deeper [...]

This is a week of considering the practice of Sabbath keeping.  While others will be telling you just what their Sabbath keeping looks like, I want to share what it shouldn’t look like, a [...]

David went to Nob, to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”  David answered Ahimelek the priest, “The king sent me [...]

As you begin this week, read the fourth commandment below in two different Old Testament books. Observe the reasons given for this commandment in each. Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as [...]

Sermon Conversations with Alex and Aaron There’s only so much we can cover in a Sunday morning gathering! Each week, you’re invited to tune into our LIVE podcast at 11 am on Thursdays – [...]