As we’ve been walking through the Acts of the Apostles over the last few months, we’ve discovered the central role of the Holy Spirit in so many aspects of the Christian life. The Spirit opens our hearts and minds to God. He teaches us the truth of the Good News about Jesus Christ. He gives us spiritual gifts for God’s … Read More
August 2023: Infant Jazz Hands
Infant Jazz-Hands, Saul of Tarsus, and the Everlasting Love of God Almost two years ago now, when my twin girls Eve and Adah were only a few weeks old, I made a joking-but-also-serious Facebook post about them. The post was about how, of all the things I wanted to teach my daughters—things about the love of Jesus, about the ways … Read More
July 2023: Evangelism
As of the time I’m writing this, we’ve been walking through the Acts of the Apostles together on Sunday mornings for seven weeks. If you’ve been able to join us, you may have noticed at least one prominent theme that keeps surfacing again and again in the text: the announcement of the Good News about Jesus. It goes by many … Read More
June 2023: The Acts of the Holy Spirit
If you’ve joined us in worship over the last few weeks, you know that we’ve been walking through the book of Acts as we pray for God’s guidance and empowerment. The full Greek name of the book of Acts is best translated “The Acts of the Apostles.” Preachers smarter than me have sometimes called the book by a different name: … Read More
May 2023: Practical Faith Lessons From Leviticus
3 Practical Faith Lessons from Leviticus If you’ve been joining us in worship recently, you know that we’ve been digging into Leviticus—perhaps the least loved, least read, least understood book of the Bible—to see what this ancient biblical law book has to say to us today. For this month’s edition of The Voice, I want to share just a few … Read More
