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A few weeks ago, Kye, a young pastor and member of the New Covenant Fellowship community, preached from the following passage of Luke during our worship service (you can listen
Read MoreChristmas in October: The Meaning of “Fulfill”
Having admitted in an earlier post in this series that I tend to be a bit of a curmudgeon about Christmas in the US (and perhaps a bit of a
Read MoreChristmas in October: A Confrontation with Culture?
When it comes to reading the Bible and applying what we read to life, one of the most difficult tasks for American Christians is to first attempt to hear the
Read MoreChristmas in October: A rude innkeeper or gracious hosts?
In the interest of transparency, this blog should begin with a confession: I have never been a big Christmas person. I do love the family and friends atmosphere that often
Read MoreMary chooses to say ‘Yes’ (part II)
As you read the following familiar (sometimes almost too familiar to really be heard) scriptural passage, I want to challenge you to hear the narrative—not as the prelude to a
Read MoreMary chooses to say “Yes”
We recently began a Sunday teaching series through the Gospel of Luke in New Covenant Fellowship. And, although I still haven’t seen the comments on this blog that I am
Read MoreSeeking your biggest theological questions (& a more interactive blog)
For a variety of reasons, my writing for this pastoral blog was very sporadic this summer. But, the break did give me an opportunity to think about what might be
Read MoreWorship: A God-given Pathway to Experiencing More of God, Part II
I find myself touched by three biblical pictures of worship. One is a one on one experience with God and the others are huge congregational experiences. Both are opportunities to
Read MoreWorship: A God-given pathway for experiencing more of God
As a young believer, I saw no sense in all of the time and effort Christians seemed to spend in praise, readings, communion/eucharist, etc.—in short, much of what tends to
Read MoreDelighted to Be Invited—Acts 16, Part III
As I noted in the first two posts of this series, Scot McKnight, in his essay “Church in the Present Tense,” points out that every sermon recorded in Acts, no
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