My Household
Hebrews 12:18-29
For Our God Is a Consuming Fire For those who know the Lord, this reinforces why we persevere. While we still live on this side of eternity, we have come to Mt. Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem. When our eyes are fixed here and on Jesus, this world loses its attractions. For those who … [Read More...] Hebrews 12:18-29
July 25, 2021
Last week after church, our daughter Violet observed, “Wow, we’ve sure been doing a lot of Easter at church!” Krista and I chuckled, because it has felt a lot like Easter in July as we’ve walked through the final week of Jesus’ life and ministry. We’ve seen Jesus wash His disciples’ feet and surrender … [Read More…] July 25, 2021
Hebrews 12:12-17
Strengthen Your Weak Knees F.F. Bruce: If it is the grace of God that sets people’s feet at the entrance of the pathway of faith, it is equally the grace of God that enables them to continue and complete that pathway. Lesson Audio https://moodyaudiobucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/audios/2021/07/19213848/Heb12.12-17_071821.mp3 Right Click / Save to download lesson audio: Heb12.12-17_071821 Hebrews … [Read More...] Hebrews 12:12-17
July 18, 2021
I want to take a moment to thank you. One year ago our family uprooted from Washington State and headed to the big city of Chicago. We knew very few of you, and were more than a little intimidated by the prospect of city life. We arrived in the middle of the pandemic … [Read More…] July 18, 2021
Hebrews 12:4-11
The Lord Disciplines the One He Loves A.W. Pink: God’s chastenings instead of being retributive are corrective. They are sent to empty us of self-sufficiency and self-righteousness: they are given to discover to us hidden transgressions, and to teach us the plague of our own hearts. Lesson Audio https://moodyaudiobucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/audios/2022/04/21213700/Heb12.4-11_071121.mp3 Right Click / Save to … [Read More...] Hebrews 12:4-11
July 11, 2021
Today after church we will load our two oldest daughters onto a bus as they head out for their very first Student Ministries camp with The Moody Church. Despite all the normal separation anxieties a family goes through at a time like this, we are so grateful they get to go. I know many … [Read More…] July 11, 2021
The Condemned
Jesus gets it. He gets how hard life is. He gets how heartbreaking it can be. He gets how violating and brutal and unjust people are sometimes. We all need a God who gets it, because when life’s cruelties break into your life, you don’t need a god who’s aloof and pampered and insulated. … [Read More…] The Condemned
Hebrews 12:1-3
Let Us Run with Endurance Horatio Bonar: The road is rugged, and the sun is hot. How can we be but weary? Here is grace for the weariness – grace which lifts us up and invigorates us; grace which keeps us from fainting by the way; grace which supplies us with manna from heaven, and … [Read More...] Hebrews 12:1-3
July 4, 2021
Happy Independence Day! This weekend Americans everywhere will be celebrating the birth of our nation. Hotdogs and hamburgers, parades and fireworks, friends and family—the fourth of July will be observed all over the country. As we express our gratitude for life here in the United States of America, let us not forget … [Read More…] July 4, 2021
