Recently Senator Ted Cruz was interviewed by Tucker Carlson. In that interview the Senator claimed we—the United States—have a biblical responsibility to support the modern nation of Israel. Carlson asked pointedly where this was in Scripture. When Senator Cruz admitted he didn’t know the exact reference Carlson interjected it’s found in Genesis 12 (“I will…

Last Sunday was Father’s Day. As a church we’ve chosen to not recognize and honor anyone but Jesus during our worship services. (If you’d like to know more, see this article.) Still, many of us celebrated Father’s Day that afternoon. For many, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are a joy and a delight, whether for…

So often we read the Bible and the stories can feel like, well, stories. Because it is history it’s easy to disconnect from the events emotionally and forget these were real events experienced by real people with real families and real struggles and real emotions. When we dig a little deeper we can begin to…

How many times have you prayed for something and it seems God takes forever to answer? The truth is he does not operate in our timeframe. God is outside of time. That is, time is something that passes for us while God exists in his eternal present. His name is “I Am” not “I Was”…

Sometimes I cringe. I cringed a couple weeks ago when reading the children’s story during our worship service. The story was the delightful story of children playing with Jesus. The disciples were arguing with one another about who is the greatest in Jesus’ kingdom. In the story Jesus says to the disciples, “No matter how…