A year ago, I decided to stop blogging. After 11 years, it had lost a bit of luster for me and most of my interaction with people had moved over to social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. But I missed it and found there were times I had more I...
A few years ago, a friend of mine asked me (and 40 or so of his other friends) to write a letter as if we were writing to our local newspaper on the topic of The Good News. This was an Easter project, but I figured it would be worth bringing back as a Christmas post...
My Christmas Eve chat with some kids about Christmas included a discussion about Jesus’ underpants and the fairies that were allegedly in Bethlehem on the day of his...
“I know I am commanded to love people, but do I have to like them?” Have you ever wondered about that? It’s a question I get nearly every time I teach on the “loving one another.” Here are the two answers I typically give: No, you...
“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength...
Recently, I had a chance to talk with some little kids about Christmas and what Emmanuel (God with us) means for us today. In this short clip, we talk about...
Tim and Kathy Keller (from The Meaning of Marriage) “Destructive to marriage is the self-fulfillment ethic that assumes marriage and the family are primarily institutions of personal fulfillment, necessary for us to become “whole” and happy. The assumption is...
This clip comes from a message originally given at Riverview Church on this portion of our Statement of Faith: We believe Jesus is coming back to judge all people. We believe when Jesus comes back, He will set up His kingdom on earth and rule until a new heavens and...
