“We should never boldly proclaim into a microphone that which we wouldn’t have the courage to share with our neighbor. Often when we are gathered as the church in a safe place, we proclaim the greatness of God and the sufficiency of the Gospel. However, when we leave that safety, we are too often either apathetic or filled with unbelief in the things we profes...

If you read my blog, follow me on twitter or Facebook, you would know that I have been slowly working my way through a great book, Rhythms of Grace by Mike Cosper. Last night I had the privilege to sit next to my wife, brew up a great cup of coffee, and read another chapter in this book. For years I have been trying to figure out answers to the following questions:Rhythms...

Very seldom do I come across an album where I look forward to hearing every song. I usually enjoy the popular tunes like everyone else and maybe one or two other tracks that resonate well with me. Within the last week however, to my surprise, I have come across two FREE albums that I am having a hard time not listening to. ...

Without fail, around 3:00pm everyday I hear the “ping” go off. I can just about guarantee another email from The City. Yep, it’s another daily digest. As one who manages most of the content that comes out on The City, it is weird to get an email showing me all the emails I sent out throughout the day/week. While you may not be doing most of the posting, ...

In my last post, I talked about how I love to read. I love to read lots of books, often at the same time. One of those books that I am reading is by Mike Cosper called "Rhythms of Grace: How the Church's Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel." As I am reading this book, I have come across a lot of different parts why I chuckle out loud at how he talks about Israel's disobe...

If you love to read and are anything like me, you love reading books. You find great joy in picking a book off the shelf and sifting through the pages as you sit down with a great cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate…etc. Maybe, just maybe, if you are able, you might be reading a few books at once. This is often the case for me....

Good Friday is a powerful day of remembrance. However, Good Friday is good only because Sunday eventually comes. As Christians, we must never look at the cross without thinking of the empty grave. Jesus’ suffering is inseparable from his victorious resurrection. There is a reason that the logo for Christianity is an empty cross: he did not remain upon it, but rose a...

Were you unable to make it to our Wednesday night lenten prayer services? No worries, while I will not be able to share with you what it felt like to experience the community and the presence of the Holy Spirit dwelling with us each week, I can at least share what we leared from Randy. ...

At a quick read through of this wonderful hymn, you may think through to yourself, "Why didn't this song stay in the 1700's with all its 'thee's', 'thys', dross - what does that even mean?" However, as you read through each verse you will see themes from Scripture being sung which means we ultimately singing about the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus Christ. ...

My point in writing this is not to just share a bunch of random quotes that I have been reading. My hope is to reorient outselves to our calling and mission. We come together "we are (re)made to be makers." As we prepare to gather this Sunday, would you consider taking time to read through what Pastor Paul Vroom has posted? Let these resources, by the power and help of the...