Chasing Eternity: WisdomThis week I am passing along a fun video overview of the book of Ecclesiastes. Created by the Bible Project, this short video provides a creative graphic presentation of the overall themes of Ecclesiastes in a way that even children can follow. They have created these videos for many other books in Scripture, and all the ones I have seen have been excellent. Enjoy!!!    Cli...  Read More

Chasing Eternity In the Old Testament there are three big categories of literature: history, wisdom/poetry, and prophecy.  In our current sermon series we are hunkering down into one of the trickiest books in the category of wisdom literature: Ecclesiastes. Listed below are each of the books included in OT wisdom with a brief blurb about the unique way that each of them approaches the topic of wis...  Read More

Look UpRecently I was out running late one afternoon. It had been a rough day, and I was probably plodding more than running. Face down, discouraged, simply going through the motions, trying to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Out of nowhere the thought went through my head “Look up!” As Iooked up I was immediately taken aback by the jaw-dropping sunset above my head. I assume it had b...  Read More

Qualifications of an ElderWith the exception of the qualification that elders be able to teach God’s word, all of the other qualifications can be found at different places in the Bible as characteristics that all followers of Christ are encouraged to be characterized by. Spend some time this week reading over the list of qualifications handed out in Sunday’s worship guide (or click HERE to view on...  Read More

A Practice of Racial ReconciliationI learn best by reading, but I also realize there are many people who learn in other ways. So, although I read a ton of things to prepare for my sermons on racial reconciliation, I have only listed below some of the things that I watched or listened to in my preparation. All of the sermons, interviews, podcasts, talks, etc. listed below helped me in some way, sha...  Read More

A Theology of Racial ReconciliationWhen tackling an issue like racial reconciliation, which carries with it a number of perspectives and considerations on a human level, it is helpful for me to go back and try to identify what is known and unchanging from God’s word. As I attempted to do this in my study for this sermon, I found a great comfort in realizing that the Lord was thinking about race an...  Read More