Spiritual Leaders Pray

Dear Friends in Christ, “O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name” (Nehemiah 1:11a) At the beginning of orientation for new Church Council members, I would often...

What is Our Spiritual Temp?

Dear Friends in Christ, “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,” (Ephesians 1:17) Back in 2014, the Pew Research Center conducted a Religious Landscape...

Equip the Saints

Dear Friends in Christ, “To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12). I was talking with a guy this past week about his craft: he designs and builds wooden chess sets. Each wooden chess board is...

Firm Foundation

June 26, 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the...