This Memorial Day, remember also: Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall …
My friend Bruce, who shared his story on my blog in the aftermath of the Travyon Martin shooting and is a good friend and an all-around awesome guy, preached for the first time (ever!) at The District Church on Sunday. We’re going through the Lord’s Prayer as a church, and he spoke on “Forgive us our …
[Part 4 of a four-part adaptation of my message, “Our Daily Bread.”] Matthew 6:25-34 was pivotal in my decision to come on staff at the church almost two summers ago. Back then the church was only a few months old; we weren’t even meeting in the school yet—we were still in Aaron & Amy’s living room. …
Three blogs from this week that you should read today, on women and girls: “When girls bully girls and women bully women” – Eugene Cho Did you know that a girl is bullied every 7 minutes in America? Almost 1/3 of girls are directly involved in bullying – and on a regular basis. About 77% …
[Part 3 of a four-part adaptation of my message, “Our Daily Bread.”] There are many ways in which I could answer the question of “How do we ask for things in prayer?”, but I’m just going to say this: Make basic, desperate requests of God with trust. In our lives, in our conversations and talks with …