The Blessing of Failure Jesus suffered betrayal by his disciples – especially Peter and Judas Iscariot. While we readily acknowledge that Judas betrayed Jesus into the hands of the Temple [...]

People Tend to “Drift” from Churches When it comes to church, drift leads to distance and distance leads to disconnection – Dan Reiland In a recent blog, Dan Reiland discusses [...]

The Validity of Evangelism and Justice Going Together Last month I preached from Acts 3 & 4 on how evangelism and justice go together. Peter and John were heading to [...]

If all you hear is “bad news” and “dire predictions,” it could be easy to lose hope. Yesterday I received an email from a friend who shared the most recently [...]

"It Could Be Easy to Lose Hope" If all you hear is “bad news” and “dire predictions,” it could be easy to lose hope. Yesterday I received an email from [...]

When most people think in terms of “justice,” they normally focus on “punishments” and “pay-back.” We see it on the news almost daily: A person is injured or killed, and [...]

Rev. Landon Ledlow from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Austin sent me a copy of a social media post a few weeks ago.  The post was from a man who lives [...]

The Committed New Life If you recall from Sunday’s sermon on Acts 2, God has three essentials needed for working transformation among his people: the Holy Spirit, transformational preaching, and [...]