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
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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
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Every time children walk through the doors of our church it warms my heart. I consider it a sacred duty to point each child to Jesus in every way I can. Years ago I heard an old phrase from the education world, “children may forget what you say but they will never forget how you
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In almost every human enterprise teams work together to make something happen. Teams of people work together to make automobiles. Teams of people work together to make a successful sports team. Teams of people work together in a school to educate children. In a food packing plant employees work together to package food to stock