The Light At The Beginning Of The Tunnel In the middle of life’s struggles, the path forward seems endless. We wonder if the darkness will ever give way to light. A lot of times, we believe that if we just press on, there is a light waiting for us at the end of Read the full article…

As I keep growing as both an interpreter of Scripture and proclaimer of its beauty, I am learning to ask a much more interesting question. Let me show you what I mean.  Matthew’s account of Jesus’ crucifixion is one I have avoided for years.  Here’s why: 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was Read the full article…

You might look at the title to this post and think, “What?!  The verses ARE the Scripture!” No.  They’re not. The division of the bible into chapters and verses is a much later development.  You can read some of that story here. The original manuscripts were written by the original authors of the day according to communication Read the full article…

The Good Friday / Easter Sunday weekend is always a marathon condensed into a sprint. This was especially the case in 2016, as we celebrated nine worship gatherings in two different languages and three different locations. Here are some random reflections & observations that I pray will give a window not only into what Easter Read the full article…

It’s odd — an Easter Sunday in which my mind wasn’t totally on what was going on at the corner of Moss Rd. & Hwy 49. Was I layin’ down on the job as they say?  Nope.  I was a bit distracted because our church gave birth to a second campus on Sunday, and I Read the full article…