Tag: pastor's note

  • The Bright Side of Afghan Refugees in America

    The Bright Side of Afghan Refugees in America

    It’s widely agreed the situation in Afghanistan is a complete disaster. The decision to remove troops from the country resulted in the sudden displacement of tens of thousands of Afghanis, and the death of many more. Estimates are that the United States has received between 30,000 to 50,000 folks who need support for housing, employment,…

  • Slow to Speak

    This week, I was going to discuss the error of liberation theology, but there are yet more stories about police officers killing young, black men. We are hearing of Daunte Wright, of Minnesota, Adam Toledo of Chicago, and, most recently, Peyton Ham of Leonardtown, Maryland. These events are deeply concerning to us, as Christians. Every…

  • Martin Luther’s Easter Book and the Extra Calvinisticum

    As we come up to the celebration of Resurrection Sunday, I want to recommend a resource to you that you can read maybe over the next week or so, devotionally. It’s a resource put together by Roland Bainton. That name may be familiar to you since he’s written what many consider to be the best…

  • De-Fanging the Devil, Part 3

    As we continue de-mythologizing, the devil, we’re going to transition from talking about his nature to talking about his power. Remember, by nature, Satan is a created being. Everything appropriate to say about created beings is appropriate to say about him: he is finite, he can’t be in all places at all times, he is…

  • Faith Over Fear

    Faith Over Fear

    Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on…