Posts from March 2023

Posts from March 2023

Celebrating God’s Work

Weekly Update – March 30th, 2023 It is easy to neglect to stop and take stock of the evidences of God’s grace upon us as we live in a culture that is prone to complain and criticize. That means that one of the ways that we can live counter cultural to this world is to encourage one another with the faithfulness of God. When we consider the Lord’s work among us, not only does it remind us of his goodness,…

Church Attendance

Weekly Update – March 23rd, 2023 When we think about church attendance, typically we think of it in an individualized sort of way.  Perhaps you have heard comments such as, “I am coming to church to get fed” or “I am coming this week to get encouraged.”  With many of us being faithful attenders, individualized comments, even if they are motivated by hope in Christ, will still come through.  We might say, “I need the Word of God in my…

Devote to Destruction?

Weekly Update – March 16th, 2023 In 1 Samuel 15, we read about God regretting that he made Saul king (15:11, 35). The writer of 1 Samuel must have known that this was a difficult concept to swallow because in 15:29 he says, “the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.”  In other words, though God “regrets” making Saul king, his regret is not like our regret. …

Easter 2023

Weekly Update – March 9th, 2023 In just a few weeks, we as Christians celebrate the cornerstone of our faith.  As the apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “if Christ has not been raised, then our faith is in vain.”  What this means is that the resurrection does matter.  We can’t simply resort to saying that Christianity is about doing good for others or living a morally pure life.  If Christ has not been raised, then he is just…

Asbury Revival

Weekly Update – March 2nd, 2023 Over the last few weeks, I have had numerous conversations about the revival at Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky.  Honestly, it is hard to form a solid opinion on exactly what is going on there without having seen it or experienced it.  It is easy to say that based upon the large numbers of people and the clips that have been shown on social media that something is occurring on this college campus.  But…