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Continue reading →: Ezra 2 – Return: What’s In A NameOne of the things that I enjoy doing is going up to Swedesburg, IA every so often and looking through the archives. Stored there is my family tree on my father’s side. My father’s family is one of the founding families of the town, and they have kept excellent records…
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Continue reading →: John 16- Joy & SorrowAs we have been continuing through the Gospel of John, we once again see Jesus teaching on what it means to follow him. While in Chapter 15 Jesus taught how people were going to recognize Christians, in Chapter 16 he really begins to teach on what the cost is. The…
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Continue reading →: Ezra 1 – Return: Through the HeartAn Introduction To Ezra Welcome to the beginning of our study on the book of Ezra! I’m so excited to be working through this lovely book with you. I wanted to begin this study with some historical background, so we can all be on the same page as we are…
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Continue reading →: John 15 – Gardening, Friendship, and NOT Easy StreetAs we move into the next chapter of John (Chapter 15), we see more and more of the literary talent that John brings to his Gospel. John does a good of job of displaying the theological nature of who Jesus is, and drawing those connections between the Old and New…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 13:4-30: Orthopraxy & OrthodoxyThere is an age old argument that goes a little something like this: does what you believe influence what you do, or does what you do influence what you believe? When we break that question down, what we come up with is actually two different thoughts. Thought One: I believe…
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Continue reading →: John 14 – The Trinity and Trying to Avoid HeresyI don’t know about you, but I always get a little nervous when it comes to attempting to explain the Trinity. It isn’t that I have an aversion to it, but it isn’t a topic that is fully understood, and we do not see the terminology used in Scripture. What…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 11-13:3 – God is Not a God of ChaosHave you ever been in a room and watched someone come in and just saw chaos ensue. I had the experience not long ago when I saw a family with children of various ages enter a gather I was at. While the over atmosphere previous had been relatively laid back,…
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Continue reading →: John 13 – Foot WashingHave you ever had to do a chore that you absolutely hated? You know the one that I’m talking about. It is the one that gets you hot, sweaty, its just plain nasty to do, and there are other people who could do it, but they aren’t going to so…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 10 – Committed to GodDifferent words and phrases are going to mean different things to different people depending on their context. Nuance also matters as a part of this discussion. When we are talking about our commitment that we are called to have to God for the purposes of this post, I am are…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 9 – God’s CharacterI can’t speak for anyone else, but some times life is hard. There are things that happen that are out of my control. Some times those things make facing anew day difficult, and some times they make me question what the future is going to look like. I’m old enough…
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