​ Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me In the last two articles, we’ve studied two of my favorite hymns This month, that theme continues. This month, I want to study my favorite modern hymn “Yet Not I, But Through Christ In Me” by CityAlight. This hymn has been such a gift of… Read More ›

​ Christ the Lord is Risen Today Last month, we looked at my favorite Lenten hymn “O Sacred Head Now Wounded.” This month, as we begin Easter, I thought it fitting to break down one of my favorite Easter hymns, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today.” It is a joyous hymn filled with the source… Read More ›

​ Singing and Praying Hymns: O Sacred Head Now Wounded Lent has always been one of my favorite times of the Church year. A big reason for that is because of the hymns, as a handful of my favorites are Lenten hymns. In fact, my favorite hymn of all time is “O Sacred Head Now… Read More ›

​ For God So Loved February is sometimes called the “month of love.” Valentine’s Day is right in the middle of the month, and grocery stores are packed with all manner of heart-shaped chocolates and other candy. We then focus on love, most especially the romantic love between husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend…. Read More ›

​ New Year, New Life For many, a new year can bring new hope. Turning the calendar to the next year can be a therapeutic way of putting a tough year behind you and reminding you that it’s time to start anew. Some start the new year with the mantra “new year, new me,” and… Read More ›

​ God With Us Before beginning this month’s article, I would like to make a correction to last month’s article. I received some feedback that I had misrepresented Roman Catholic doctrine when I said that they worshipped the saints, and that I had equated veneration and worship. Both of those comments are correct. They were… Read More ›

​ For All the Saints One of my favorite days to preach on (or simply to observe when I’m not preaching) is All Saints Day. It tends to be overlooked by those both inside and outside the Church due to its predecessor on the calendar, Halloween, and because of its fellow November holiday partner, Thanksgiving…. Read More ›

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​ History What does it mean to value history? I guess we all probably know what history means. Valuing it would include a certain attitude towards history and the saints who have gone before us. It would be remembering history in the activities we do and the aesthetics of our worship space. There are many… Read More ›

​ Being the Family of God Value The past couple of months I have been writing about the values of the church plant. These values will guide us as a plant as we grow into a new congregation. So far I have written on Faith Formation and Vocation. This month I will write on Being… Read More ›