I was sent a video yesterday with a question. The video was produced by Glenn Beck, a conservative political commentator who has some thoughts about Christians, Christian churches, and voter registration drives. My initial response was that being a Mormon, Glenn Beck has no business telling Christians what to think and what to do. Mormonism…

We’ve all heard it. We’ve heard people pray it. We ourselves have prayed it. “The Lord owns the cattle on a thousand hills.” That’s true! The Lord himself says this in Psalm 50. When we find ourselves in need we are reminded of God’s limitless resources. Every beast of the forest is his—as are the…

On Sunday I announced our Council of Elders has called an ordination council for Will. We’ve all heard the word, but what is ordination? Quite simply, it is the authoritative act of consecrating a person for vocational ministry. The ordinand—the one being ordained—is set apart for vocational ministry. Both elders and deacons can be ordained,…

We gather every Sunday morning for worship—corporate worship. We often miss that word when speaking of “Sunday worship”, as if worship were a Sunday-only thing. What makes worship on Sundays distinct is we worship corporately, or as the body of Christ. It is that unique experience in the life of the church when the Lord…

We are forgetful. We forget the Lord at the strangest times, often relying on our own strength when we have an incredible track record of God’s faithfulness to see. Peter tells his readers he is making every effort to keep them from forgetting, even writing enduring and holy Scripture for future generations. We’ve all seen…