The Exchange with Pastor Josh: Ethical Issues – Part 1

April 23, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Jesus commanded that we are to “love the Lord your God…with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). It is a command that can be joyfully obeyed especially when done together with other Jesus followers. That is what “The Exchange with Pastor Josh” is all about. The questions and insights that are shared are not from Pastor […]

The Exchange with Pastor Josh: Offerings & Sacrifices

April 5, 2021.Reading time 12 minutes.

The Exchange with Pastor Josh: Where Did the Apostles Go?

March 25, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

Scripture Reflection – 1Corinthians 16:9

January 28, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

They go together – “A wide door for effective ministry” and “many oppose me.” We expect one or the other, but the example of Paul’s ministry is that they go together. Opposition often feels like defeat. The mosquito stings of criticism feel like daggers of deceit. The natural fatigue that comes with a “wide door […]

Book Review: The Hole in Our Holiness

January 24, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

In The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness (Crossway, 2012), Kevin DeYoung argues that working hard to be more like God in our moral character or “pursuing Godliness” is not legalism and antithetical to the gospel but rather a necessary expression of “gospel passion.” He rightly […]

Scripture Reflection – Romans 13:1-2

January 12, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

“Let everyone submit to the governing authorities, since there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are instituted by God. So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves.” Romans 13:1-2 This is the difficulty. Both sides of […]

A Message of Consolation

December 23, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

I know that many folks who are grieving and suffering this Christmas season were unable to attend our Service of Consolation. If that is you, let me offer this reflection as a word of encouragement… “We don’t know who discovered water, but it wasn’t the fish.” So goes the quote attributed to Marshall McLuhan. It […]