What do you think of when you hear the term “Holy War”? What images come to mind? What historical events? You’d probably think of the medieval crusades. You might think of an Islamic Jihad. Or maybe the “wars of religion” that emerged around the time of the protestant reformation. In any case, the image of […]
As Luke brings us to Jesus’ instruction on prayer, and his giving of what is usually called “The Lord’s Prayer” or the “Our Father” (which we’ll be hearing this weekend), we’re given two snapshots of what it looks like to be a disciple of Christ (Luke 10:25-37). The Good Samaritan is perhaps the most famous
The ancient father of the church, Augustine, once said, “If you try to understand the Trinity, you will lose your mind. If you deny the Trinity you will lose your soul”. Augustine seems to capture the age old complexity and frustration of trying to define, explain and understand this foundational truth of “One God who
I had the opportunity to travel to Nebraska this week to attend the “Connect” conference with the other Berean pastors. I had a bit of an adventure getting there. My flight left Medford last Sunday afternoon around 4pm. I was scheduled to have a connecting flight in San Francisco before flying on to Denver. There
I will be preaching this Sunday from Luke 9:51-62. In verses 51-56 the disciples and Jesus have two very different reactions to the lack of hospitality from the Samaritan village. In verses 57-62 Jesus addresses the cost of following Jesus. In Luke 9:23 Jesus first began addressing what it means to be a follower of