From Pastor's Desk

Stop Thinking About Your LifeThere is a phrase in Matthew chapter 6 that has the power to completely disrupt the way we move through our days. It is simple, direct, and frankly a little unsettling: "Take no thought for your life." Not "worry less." Not "try to relax." Take no thought. Stop the mental spiral entirely. Quit rehearsing the what-ifs and the how-wills and the what-abouts. Just stop.Tha...

The Tongue, the Heart, and the Fire WithinThere is a small muscle in your mouth that has the power to build a life or burn one down. It can offer praise to God in one breath and wound another person made in His image in the next. It has started wars, ended friendships, shattered marriages, and driven people away from the very faith they were seeking. James, the brother of Jesus and pastor of the e...

Where Is Your Treasure?There is a question that has a way of cutting right to the heart of how we live, what we pursue, and who we are becoming. It is a question Jesus asked in Matthew chapter 6, and it is just as sharp today as it was when he first spoke it: Where is your treasure?Before that question can be answered honestly, it helps to understand the context in which Jesus raised it. He had be...

Faith That Moves: What It Really Means to BelieveThere is a difference between knowing something and living like it is true. Most people would agree with that statement in theory. But when it comes to faith, that gap between knowing and doing is where everything falls apart.James 2:20 cuts straight to the heart of the matter. The verse addresses a "vain man" — someone who thinks that simply posses...

Faith That Shows: Why What You Do Speaks Louder Than What You SayThere is a question that cuts right to the heart of what it means to be a Christian, and it is not a comfortable one. It is the kind of question that does not let you settle into easy answers or rehearsed responses. James, the brother of Jesus, asked it plainly and without apology: what does it profit a man if he says he has faith bu...