Don’t Just Read Your Bible

Your Bible reading isn’t finished when you complete the reading you have chosen for the day. Bible reading is not just about reading the words in the section for that day. Bible reading is designed to change and transform us — we don’t just read the Bible, but we do what we read. We act on […]

How is Your Hearing? Pt. 2

“How is Your Hearing?” Pt. 2Luke 8:16-21October 26, 2025 I have some tools in my workshop and some more in our kitchen that need some attention: My air compressor hose has a leak at the joint where the tool connects. The tools still work, but while I’m working there is a constant sound of […]

Praying Scripture

Prayer and scripture are vitally linked together. More knowledge of Scripture produces more robustly God-dependent prayers. More praying feeds a greater hunger for Scripture. If you love one, it will drive you to the other. Nineteenth century French pastor Adophe Monod said of the two disciplines, “Without the Word, prayer is nothing, having no source […]

A Prayer From God’s Word

A Prayer From God’s WordPsalm 19:12-14 January 12, 2025 Think about a moment in your life when you have been awed by some part of creation: You have walked through trees to arrive at a vast meadow that leads to the foot of a towering mountain; you are swallowed up in the immensity of the […]

Because the Bible Is What the Bible Is…

One of the best and favorite purchases I have made in the past five years (decades?) is a pellet smoker. It has transformed our family’s eating habits. I had wanted a smoker for several years, but purchased it a little reluctantly; we bought it used from Facebook Marketplace, and when we went to use it […]

The Wondrous Works of God’s Word

The Wondrous Works of God’s WordPsalm 19:1-11 December 29, 2024 Christmas is over and two days of this year remain. That means we have moved from the Christmas season to the season of resolutions. In my files, I have the following articles to help you set some goals for this year: 7 Surprising Traditions to […]

You and the Word

You and the WordPsalm 119 SummaryJanuary 21, 2024 When I was a child, at Christmas my maternal grandparents always had a candy gift bag for each of the grandchildren. But there was a requirement for receiving that gift: you had to quote a Bible verse from memory. We shared Christmas with them in my sixth […]

Grab bag

Some helpful and interesting articles I’ve bookmarked recently (or not so recently): No, you don’t need to unplug from social media, but these two articles might help you think about how to use social media wisely: “Digital Detox, Intentional Ignorance, and the Proximity Principle” and “I Changed My Mind About Social Media: Why I Decided […]

The Bible and Prayer

The Bible and PrayerPsalm 119:169-176January 14, 2024 At the beginning and middle of every new year, we spend one Sunday being reminded of the importance of the Word of God in our lives from Psalm 119. This morning, we come to the last stanza in this great text. We will find in this passage many […]

Bible Reading Plans for 2024

This post for Bible reading plans for 2024 may be a few days late if you wanted to get started on a new plan on January 1. But it’s not too late to start — because it’s always good to read your Bible. Every year our church makes at least three reading plans available: an […]

Sermon: Pray for God’s Glory

Pray for God’s GloryJohn 17:1-5January 15, 2023 Relationships are hard work. Communication is hard work. Listening carefully, thinking rightly, talking, and talking graciously are all hard work. There are times it seems like it might just be easier or better to be silent. (It’s not better.) Unfortunately, we sometimes consider the hard work of […]

Two questions for your Bible reading

In the last week of December (or the first week of January), many believers made renewed commitments to read their Bibles in the coming year. They found a reading plan that they thought would serve their needs and began to read according to the schedule. Perhaps you are one of those people. Now we are […]

Sermon: A Heart for the Word

A Heart for the WordPsalm 119:161-168January 8, 2023 This morning, at the beginning of the new year, we want to remind ourselves about the importance of the Bible. What do you know about the Bible? There are 66 books in the Bible (39 in the OT, 27 in the NT). There are 1189 chapters […]

Day and night in the Bible

If you have ever needed to rid yourself of a few pounds, you know how your mind can be absorbed with thoughts about food while on a diet. You wake up hungry. You are hungry before meals, shortly after meals, and at bed. When you aren’t engaged in a task, your mind wanders to the […]

Sermon: Help Me!

Help Me!Psalm 119:145-152January 23, 2022 I know some of y’all enjoy hiking and camping. But serious hiking is not for everyone. Several years ago, the staff of the Bridger Wilderness in the Tetons released some of the comments taken after people had concluded their hikes. Here are a few samples: Trails need to be […]