Scary Exciting Faith Responses
For Lord’s Day, February 25, 2023, Dear Saints, A few weeks ago, I was nudging Gabriel along in the Church parking lot to get more used to riding his big boy bike with training wheels. He took a while to…
Fear and Worry
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Behold the Birds and be Blessed!
For Lord’s Day, March 6, 2022 Dear Saints, Today, I was reminded of the following Scripture by two little friends toying with me outside the window of the church’s copier room while I was making bulletins: Matthew 6:26: Behold the…
Fear is Futile
For the Lord’s Day, October 11, 2020 Dear Saints, Today we will be studying fear again and learn it is bondage and to be cast off in the spirit of God’s loving adoption. Romans 8:15: For ye have not received…
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing!
For Lord’s Day, April 19, 2020 Dear Saints, This week’s e-devotion is short and sweet and silly. But before I continue, I wanted to let you know that our church just had an article published on Reformation21 today which you…
Contentment is Quieting our Stormy Hearts in the Midst of our Storms
For the Lord’s Day, November 26, 2017 Dear Saints, We continue with our devotion through Jeremiah Burroughs’, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. The next thing he teaches us is that contentment is “a quiet frame of spirit”. He explains: Methinks I feel…
Melodious Companionship through Melancholy
For Lord’s Day, October 11, 2015 Dear Saints, Considering our evening psalms of the month for corporate worship this October, we were delighted this week in family worship to read the following in Book Two of The Pilgrim’s Progress: … Christiana thought…
His Eye is On the Sparrow
For Lord’s Day, September 20, 2015 Dear Saints, I have not had time to write a weekly e-devotion lately, but today I thought I’d share with you some photos of a special moment we captured while Jennifer and I enjoyed…
The Power of Piety is in Self-Denial
(Image source: ) For Lord’s Day, January 4, 2015 Dear Saints, Happy New Year! As we prepare to worship together for the first time in the two thousand and fifthteenth year of our Lord, it is always helpful to renew ourselves…
Be Still and Know the Lord Almighty is With Us
For Lord’s Day, December 6, 2014 Dear Saints, In our study of Sinclair Ferguson’s A Heart for God this Wednesday, I recalled two things I would have liked to share with you and so will offer as our weekly e-devotion this…
God Carries Us in His Hands
For Lord’s Day, October 5, 2014 Dear Saints, We rejoice to share with you that we brought Jennifer back to the hospital today to take her chemotherapy pump off as the last “installment” of six months of her initial treatment.…
Uncover Your Opportunity Clothed in Crisis
For Lord’s Day, August 10, 2014 Dear Saints, Jennifer shared something with me that she just read which I found really motivating and I want to share it with you. Are you familiar with the meaning of the Chinese characters that…
Worship Jesus for Real Rest
For Lord’s Day, July 13, 2014 Dear Saints, Tomorrow we will be reminded about the importance of rest to provide for and protect God’s people in this life to make it to the next life. And that rest is connected…