Do you want to know how to handle relationships better? How to better handle finances? How to develop more self-control? You need wisdom. Note that wisdom is not the same as information. We are awash in information. Drowning in it. Humanity is producing nearly 1.7 megabytes of data per person every second. By 2020, our … Continue reading Take the 31 Day Proverbs Challenge
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Gentleness is NOT weakness. Here’s what it really is, and how you can grow in it.
Ours is an era marked by aggressiveness, combativeness, and crudeness. Do you feel the pressure that comes from it? The pressure to respond in kind. The pressure to fight fire with fire. Do you feel like the idea of gentleness sounds weak, timid, and powerless? Don’t be fooled. Gentleness is not weakness. Gentleness is wisely … Continue reading Gentleness is NOT weakness. Here’s what it really is, and how you can grow in it.
The Sermon About Immigrants I Didn’t Expect To Preach
We’ve been doing a “topic of the week” for our midweek worship service. Topics that are in the headlines and on your minds. The idea is to search the scriptures in a way to make us think more deeply and clearly. So last week I picked the topic “Immigrants.” That’s been in the news, after … Continue reading The Sermon About Immigrants I Didn’t Expect To Preach
Learning the Discipline of Loving
So you’ve made a commitment to growing spiritually in 2017? You want to be spiritually stronger, wiser, and more grounded? You want 2017 to be a year of exponential growth? That’s what this series on Fruitful Discipline is all about. (Update on January 11, 2017: Listen to the corresponding sermon series on our Covenant-First Presbyterian YouTube … Continue reading Learning the Discipline of Loving
We’re Back! New 2017 Series on “Fruitful Disciplines”
The New Year means it’s time to return to writing the Horizons of the Possible Blog. I’m excited about a new sermon series that I’m doing called “Fruitful Disciplines.” It’s a 9 week exploration of the fruit of the Spirit, as described in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, … Continue reading We’re Back! New 2017 Series on “Fruitful Disciplines”
2016 Summer Reading: Books by Eugene Peterson, Leif Enger, and Sky Jethani
Warren Buffett, the investing genius known as the Oracle of Omaha, says he spends 80% of his day reading. Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft reads for an hour every night before he goes to bed. Dave Ramsey, the immensely popular author and radio host, reads a book a week. It has often been … Continue reading 2016 Summer Reading: Books by Eugene Peterson, Leif Enger, and Sky Jethani
The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 9 (Feb 21-27)
On Monday, Feb 22, Reformed Christians remember the adjournment of the Westminster Assembly in 1649. This collegium of august theologians produced the Westminster Confession and Larger and Shorter Catechisms - documents that profoundly shaped the course of British and American Christianity. This Assembly held one thousand one hundred and sixty three sessions over a period of … Continue reading The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 9 (Feb 21-27)
The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 8 (Feb 14-20)
On Feb 16, we commemorate the birth of reformer Philip Melanchthon (1497). A collaborator of Martin Luther, Melanchthon was a keen thinker who wrote the first protestant systematic theology. He was known for his piety and his even headedness. For more information about this under-celebrated reformer, check out the Christian History Institute's website. Notes for … Continue reading The Bible in a Year Challenge – Week 8 (Feb 14-20)
The Bible in a Year Challenge – week 7 (Feb 7-13)
The Sunday before Ash Wednesday is the day that liturgical churches celebrate Transfiguration Sunday (known in some circles by the catchy name "Quinquagesima Sunday"). On this day, we recall when Jesus' full glory was revealed to Peter, James, and John (pictured here in a painting by Raphael). The texts we read this week are … Continue reading The Bible in a Year Challenge – week 7 (Feb 7-13)
2016 Bible in a Year Challenge – week 6 (Jan 31-Feb 6)
On Wednesday, Feb 3, liturgical churches commemorate St. Ansgar, who in the 9th century was sent to evangelize Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Today, he is known as "The Apostle of the North." Here, Ansgar is depicted by the great 19th c painter Gustaf Olaf Cederstrom. Reading Notes for the Week The Tabernacle: This week’s passage … Continue reading 2016 Bible in a Year Challenge – week 6 (Jan 31-Feb 6)
Horizons of the Possible 