Recap from 2 weeks ago Letter is written to a group of Gentile converts in modern day Turkey Undergoing persecution from their neighbors because the way they… Read more “1 Peter 1:3-2:10, “Suffering, Behavior, and Identity””

The Social Network – Movie “loosely” based on the creation of Facebook One particular scene – Eduardo Saverin (first CFO, Zuckerburg’s best friend at Harvard) gets in… Read more ““Where’s This Going,” Galatians 5: 13-26″

First things first – a phylactery is box containing scripture that is worn on the forehead and arm Deuteronomy 6:8 – “tie them as symbols on your… Read more ““Why Matters,” Matthew 23: 1-12″

1: 1-2 Most important thing it tells us – this is a letter Letters have common outlines – true from Jude to Revelation Sender Receiver Grace and… Read more “Week 1, 1 Peter 1: 1-2”

Last week I read an article about why January was the worst time of year to make resolutions – “The Scientific Reason You don’t Keep your Resolutions”… Read more ““Resolutions About Health: You are What you Eat,” Daniel 1: 1-23″

Note from Andrew: I’m trying some different things with how I prepare and deliver sermons this year, I felt like I was getting too dependent on having… Read more ““Live in the Light,” Ephesians 5: 8-15″

The very beginning of this section may be the most important, Jesus says to the people who have gathered or to the entire crowd, “you are the… Read more ““You are the Light,” Matthew 5: 13-16″

Is there anything worse than plugging in Christmas lights in and nothing happening? Obviously there are, that’s a pretty good example of a first world problem, but… Read more ““Let There be Light,” Genesis 1: 1-4, John 1: 1-10″

I wouldn’t be surprised if many of you have heard this story before, it has made the rounds before I think, but it’s a good story none… Read more ““I am the Light,” John 8: 12-30″

On October 17, 1781 a single drummer appeared on the walls of the city of Yorktown in Virginia. Inside the city were over 7000 British soldiers and… Read more ““The World Turned Upside Down,” Acts 17: 1-9″