Pastor David

Almost Christian: “Real Forgiveness”

What would stop you from extending forgiveness to someone and why? Of course, the very language of forgiveness is quite foreign to our culture and, as a result, often to […]

Almost Christian: “Do You Even Know Me?”

Christianity is not simply ticking a box for our preferred religion, nor is it merely holding the correct beliefs. Jesus came announcing that the kingdom of God had come. At [&h...

Almost Christian: “Unconditional Surrender”

Following Jesus must be the singular focus of our entire lives. It is disastrous to start out as a follower only to make other things more important. Following is essential [&he...

Almost Christian: “A Form of Godliness”

In his letter to the Romans the apostle Paul exclaims “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who […]

Wise Living: Be Cool

What kind of person we will become has a lot to do with the kinds of people we associate ourselves with. So, our teacher tells us, be careful who you […]

Wise Living: “Don’t Exploit”

those who don’t share that affluence. How we care for or exploit those with less matters greatly for wise living. This is so especially because God cares for the poor […]

Wise Living: “Undoing Bad Decisions”

We all make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes can be costly. So, what do we do when we’ve committed ourselves to the wrong thing or person and disaster is on […]

Wise Living: “How to Prosper”

We can never make one proverb a guarantee. Often, Proverbs has texts that seem to contradict each other. By understanding that the book is meant to be read as a […]

Wise Living: “Stay Close to Home”

Recognizing that there are always exceptions to the rule, Proverbs asks and answers the question “who can we trust?” The plain answer is that you can trust the people at […]

Wise Living: “Prudent Instruction”

Too often Christianity is viewed as a way to “be saved.” What we usually mean by that is, if I believe the right things or check the right box, then […]

Word Made Flesh: “Reinstatement”

Similar to the first disciples of Jesus, we too can fail to live up to our calling. In these moments it is wonderful to know that God’s grace is greater […]

Word Made Flesh: “See the Lord”

We long to hold onto the familiar. However, Jesus is raised into the new life of God, the unknown. He has been raised from the dead; not to the old […]

Word Made Flesh: “Cruci-Fiction”

Word Made Flesh: “Hosanna”

It is significant that the king of Israel—the Lord over all—comes to his city and his people riding a donkey’s colt rather than on a war horse. Let’s face it, […]

Word Made Flesh: “Raising the Dead”

There is little doubt that death is powerful. Anyone who has looked on the body of a loved one who has died has the overwhelming sense that they are ‘gone.’ […]

Word Made Flesh: “Blind May See”

Spiritual arrogance is a problem. We can become so morally upright that we lose sight of God’s grace, both to ourselves and to others. This occurs when we become so […]

Virtue Us: “Love”

Christians are called to love God, and to love our neighbours as ourselves. But how does the love of Christ that God has shed abroad in our hearts differ from […]

Virtue Us: “Hope”

How we hope depends on our view of the future. For the ancients the world was cyclical and humans rose and fell over and over without end. But, for Christians, […]

Virtue Us: “Faith”

If faith is a virtue and not something that I produce within myself, then how do we grow in faith? Where, in what, and in whom we put our faith […]

Virtue: “Courage”

What does it mean to be courageous when we live our lives in Christ Jesus? How does this godly courage align with and differ from the military expression that we […]