Last Sunday I did a verbal version of this, which you can listen to it here. For the last couple months we've talked about how we are adding some organization to some things in our church. I want to summarize five of these different organizing endeavors, but first..... Just to reiterate - the point of organization is to create more movement. Movement creates the need ...

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are the two sacraments that Scripture actually commands us to engage in to celebrate the finished work of Jesus in his death and resurrection. There are other good traditions that various church movements have established to stir our hearts and fix our minds, but these two are essential. The Lord's Supper (or Communion / the Eucharist) is s...

the following was taken from Shea's blog sheaoakley.com ------------- It can be difficult to understand why a loving God sometimes allows long seasons of suffering in the lives of His children. When we are in the midst of such a time of trial, we may not understand why He does not immediately intervene to remove our pain. At these times, it is important to remember that...