Category: church

  • Hope In Our Bones (Ruth 1)

    Hope In Our Bones (Ruth 1)

    As believers in Christ, the pattern of death then resurrection—darkness then light—is a familiar one, but it needs to be familiar in the right way. Hope must have roots in our bones, in order that we would be a people who do not forget God’s promise in the valley of shadows.

  • Why Baptize Babies?

    Why Baptize Babies?

    Here is a helpful talk by Pastor Steve Wilkins on baptizing babies.

  • On Rahab

    On Rahab

    Rahab was not only adopted into the Church, she was not just tucked away into some obscure corner of history, like we probably will be, but she was called and chosen to be apart of the blood line of the Messiah. Faithful Rahab was in God’s mind as a part of the ancient promise that…

  • For His Own Sake, He Has Loved You

    “For my name’s sake I defer my anger, for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. Behold I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,…

  • Gideon’s Baptism Exhortation

    This Lord’s day Ej and I baptized our new baby, Gideon. Our church is non-denominational and has been historically credobaptist. After having to baptize my first two sons in private ceremonies the leadership finally agreed to allow the households to decide the matter for themselves rather than exclude families based on this particular belief. I am so grateful…