• Do you know who the 12 apostles are? If you were to stop right now and think, could you name them? Surely you know Peter and Andrew, James and John, maybe Matthew, Philip and Thomas too. But do you know the rest of the 12? The 12 apostles are important. They were the men hand-chosen…

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  • Michael Wilcock writes this helpful paragraph on the use of the word ‘mystery’ in the New Testament: “A very cursory study of the New Testament use of the word ‘mystery’ shows  that it does not there carry its usual modern sense of ‘puzzle’. It is indeed something hidden, but not in such a way that…

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  • Lots of people in our world today struggle with decision making. (Lebron’s “Decision” last summer) It is not uncommon for you to hear someone say “I hate choices.” Or “I hate having to make decisions.” Decisions are often very hard to make. Especially when there are major ramifications to what you decide. Well in Luke…

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  • Yesterday the heat index was up into the high 90s. It was hot. So the boys and I made some slip n slide fun. You can check out 3 different videos on http://joshjr.blogspot.com/

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  • There are some places in the Bible that are so, so very serious. So intense that they can be disturbing! Revelation 16:4-7 is one of these passages. This is the section of the 7 Bowls of God’s Wrath. These particular verses are the Third Bowl. This third angel is praising God while he pours out…

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  • Summer Break is here and we are in the middle of our church’s VBS week. It is an awesome time and so much joy and fun for so many reasons. My sons are growing up, and it is all so new to me. I really cannot believe where God has brought me in life. Here…

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