Pastor's Voice

“…till we all come…to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ…” — Ephesians 4:13   Reconciliation means the restoring of the relationship between the entire human race and God, putting it bac...

“Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” — Psalm 37:5   Don’t plan without God. God seems to have a delightful way of upsetting the plans we have made, when we have...

How the Bible deals extensively with anxiety—and its roots.   One of the easiest ways to disable a person, I think, is to make them anxious. I am not talking about an anxiety disorder, a diagnosable mental disorder t...

“You are…a royal priesthood…” —1 Peter 2:9   By what right have we become “a royal priesthood”? It is by the right of the atonement by the Cross of Christ that this has been accomplished. Are we prepared ...

“Pursue your dreams.” “Your dreams will come true.” “Don’t give up on your dreams.” Don’t these all sound familiar? Cheesy, unrealistic taglines thrown at us from the time we just start to talk to the day we graduate from...

Resisting authority and finding it difficult to submit is as human as blinking. The Prophet Isaiah said, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way” (Isaiah 53:6). It’s human nature. Ho...

Avoiding hypocrisy isn’t just about actions. It’s about being honest.   If you’ve invited people to church who don’t already go to church, you may have encountered this sentiment: “I don’t go to church. I...

The early ’90s were awash in books explaining why Generation X was abandoning church. In a similar vein, there’s been no shortage of blog posts, books and conferences about how Millennials are leaving, too. A portion of e...

The dangers of turning to the Internet for answers to questions that we should be asking ourselves—and God.   The following is a list of questions I have recently Googled: How many calories are women supposed to eat ...

1 Corinthians 2:12-16   “I just don’t understand the Bible.” That’s a comment I hear quite often, even from believers. We can understand why those without Christ are unable to comprehend biblical concepts, but why do...