Today we start a new series and I have to say I’m really excited about it. This new series will run us through the holiday season and is called “The Joy of Christmas.” So we are going to be focusing a ton this holiday season on a very specific thing, and that is joy. Did you know that the term joy comes up over 300 times in the Bible? So I’m thinking that it must be a big . . . Read More »
The Juices of My Life, Dried Up!
Hebrews 4:12-13 Nothing in all creation can hide from him. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes. This is the God to whom we must explain all that we have done. NLT God knows you better than you know yourself. Every thought you have, He knows. Every action you do that you think is in secret, He knows. Every motive in your heart, He knows. You can’t hide from God. Have you ever seen a video of . . . Read More »
Ignore The War?
So today we continue the ‘12 Ways to Wreck Your Heart’ series, and I just wanted to take a second and ask you a question. How have you been doing with this series so far? Because we are 11 weeks into this bad boy today, and I am wondering if we are seeing and or agreeing with what Solomon was talking about here… Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. NIV . . . Read More »
My License To Sin?
You know it’s amazing to me how different subjects that are taught here at MRC seem to get different responses from everyone. Some of the topics are inspiring to people and hit our hearts. When we talk about grace, and love and forgiveness we know that we will get some hugs. When we talk about authority, or we try to expose the religious spirit, or obedience or holiness…well Ken and I just refer to those Sundays as “no . . . Read More »
The Dog Inside
I love the T Shirts at the beach. Some are awful, some are hilarious. One of my favorite T Shirts has a picture of an exhausted mom pushing a baby in a stroller and above that picture, it shows what the mom is really thinking. It says, “All I wanted was a backrub.” I love it. It’s a perfect picture of our appetites. We want what we want, we get what we want and it goes too far and . . . Read More »