Pastor’s Blog
Sarcasm Warning
Prophets are known to use sarcasm at times. Elijah famously told some Baal worshippers that their “god” was silent because perhaps “he is relieving himself” (1 Kings 18:27); he encouraged them to “cry aloud, for [...]
I Dropped It
There are two ways to describe what happened to the shattered plate lying on the floor. One is in the passive voice; the other is in the active voice. One would be an irresponsible answer [...]
Thorns in the Flesh
There were no migraine headaches in the Garden of Eden. No back or hip pain. No cancer. Adam and Eve wouldn’t even have been sore in the morning after going for an especially long walk [...]
The Exchanged Life
Hudson Taylor called it “the exchanged life.” It was his spiritual secret, his superpower. “If I had a thousand pounds, China could have them all. If I had a thousand lives, I’d give them all [...]
Slosh and Grit
Years of blood, sweat, and tears blasted off into the sky as SpaceX attempted to be the first private company to put a rocket into orbit. The first attempt had failed due to a fuel-line [...]
Healthy Sheep Beget Sheep
If every Sunday morning service is an evangelistic crusade, then the congregation will be a mile wide and an inch deep. Conversely, if no Sunday morning services offer explicit presentations of the gospel, then [...]





