Pastor Jeff’s Blog

You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself. – Matthew 22:39 While doing some research in preparation for preaching the weekend before MLK Day, I discovered some troubling statistics:

But our citizenship is in heaven…. – Philippians 3:20 Our congregation is in a worship series on James, so I’ve been spending a lot of time immersed in this fascinating and controversial letter. [...]

…remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ – Acts 20:35 Over the holidays I enjoyed several great meals with family and friends. The [...]

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah [...]

This High Priest of our [Jesus] understands our weaknesses, for he faced all the same testing we do, yet he did not sin. – Hebrews 4:15 Recent research out of Stanford University suggests that [...]

But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently. – Romans 8:25 While my wall calendar says that we just entered the month of December, the [...]

The right word at the right time is like precious gold set in silver. – Proverbs 25:11 I learned from hospice nurses that there are four things that need to be said before someone dies: • I [...]

Behold, I make all things new. – Revelation 21:5 I never intended this Church 2.0 blog to become a series. And I really thought I was done last week. But then I read a recent report from Luther [...]

The future is already here; it is just on the margins. – Dave Gibbons For the last few years the media has overflowed with articles and analysis of the decline of the Church in America. If you [...]

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. – Matthew 16:25 Last week I blogged about the decline of the Church in America and the need to [...]