Borrowing the Eyes of Others After years of all-out commitment and outspokenness, John the Baptist hits a wall of doubt toward the end of his life. In spite of his massive credentials----his birth was foretold by an angel, crowds followed him, kings feared him, he baptised Jesus, he heard...
It's a familiar story for many. The Road to Emmaus, where Jesus (in disguise) appears to two followers who are described as being "downcast" because their hopes had been dashed. Dejected, they now return home, having witnessed the death of Jesus, but unaware of his resurrection. "What are you...
Okay, here's an embarrassing confession from me. I’m a little more high-strung than I used to be. I get more worried. I fret over little things. I imagine worst-case scenarios when they really aren’t very likely. In fact, my daughter recently told me (politely) to chill out. She was...
1. This is not the way it’s supposed to be. We know that something is wrong. Though it shouldn’t surprise us, sometimes recent events like we’ve experienced in Hong Kong really highlight this truth. The world is broken. There is sickness, struggle, injustice and crime. We live...
Freedom. It’s a word that is in our headlines all the time. Freedom of speech. Political freedom. Economic freedom. Sexual freedom. Amid all the fuss about freedom, little is mentioned about spiritual freedom. Sometimes spiritual freedom is often misconstrued as the...
You are in for a real treat today! We’ve decided to mix things up a bit and have two live speakers on every floor. I’ve asked 8 of our staff to share a mini-sermon about what God has been doing in their lives recently. You will get to hear two of them in the service you attend, but...
A true friend is a great blessing. Someone who “gets” you. Someone who knows your weaknesses and failures, and loves you anyway. Someone who is easy to be around. Someone who enjoys the same activities and conversations. Perhaps Proverbs captures it best...
I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night.You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the...
The Christmas story never gets old to me. To be honest, I never really read it during the rest of the year. Somehow in July, the arrival of the Christ-child doesn’t grab my interest. But when December hits, I always turn to the story again and try to squeeze out some interesting new...
The past couple of weeks has been….uncanny. Unusual circumstances have piled up to make me notice a strange pattern: A woman rear-ended the side of my car in the parking garage. Nobody hurt, but massive inconvenience. I woke up last Saturday to find I was locked inside my...