Our world is becoming more and more divided. In politics, the polarization of parties and ideologies is increasing as much as the division between the rich and the poor. Even in churches, divisions and segregation are practiced every day. Sadly, tribalism is stronger than ever. In our church, I have been preaching out of the…
I have a health app on my phone. Using my personal statistics, it determines how many steps I should do in a day for my health. First thing in the morning, it comments on my sleep, talks about the weather and reminds me of getting my steps in. Later in the morning, it comments on…
I am preparing to do a sermon series at our church based on the Book of Philippians over the next number of weeks. As I was doing some preparation for it, a short passage caught my eye. It reads, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal…