The Friend of Sinners

“The Friend of Sinners”Luke 7:36-50September 21, 2025 The Bible is filled with deeply profound statements — life-changing statements. You know many of them and have been guided and helped by them. It is a temptation for us to say, “this is the most important statement in the Bible” or “this is the most important statement […]

“Should We Look for Someone Else?” Pt. 2

“Should We Look for Someone Else?” Part 2Luke 7:24-35September 14, 2025 Doubt is a reality of life. Even in the life of the believer. Abraham doubted that God would preserve him and his marriage when they were with Abimelech Abraham and Sarah both (initially) doubted that God could produce an heir through their aging bodies […]

“Should We Look for Someone else?”

“Should We Look for Someone Else?”Luke 7:18-30September 7, 2025 Apologist Randy Newman wrote an open letter to believers in Christ who struggle with doubt: Sometimes doubt comes upon me like a foreboding cold. I wonder if that was just a sneeze or am I coming down with something serious. The snifﬂes of doubt increase when […]

The Compassionate Son of Man

“The Compassionate Son of Man”Luke 7:11-17August 17, 2025 Death is something that is often joked about (or not really taken seriously): Groucho Marx was frequently asked what he’d like people to be saying about him in a hundred years: “I know what I’d like them to say about me…I’d like them to say, ‘He […]

A Faithful and Worthy Man

“A Faithful and Worthy Man”Luke 7:1-10August 10, 2025 Last Sunday was a special day for us — a humbling and gratifying day. We are thankful. Leading up to the day, and even during the dinner and recognition, I couldn’t help but think about one of my mentors, J. Dwight Pentecost, who participated in my installation […]

He’s about forgiveness

Some things never change. Ask the bystander on the street (or in the mall) about Jesus and it might be said that He was a wise teacher, or an inspiring model to follow, or a moderate political activist, or a social reformer, or a compassionate servant and healer. But few will address the reason Christ […]