Time-out or Time-in?
Pastor Doug Dent
The Bible says we should give thanks in all things (1 Thessalonians 5:18). God did not cause the roof to leak; give God thanks that you have a house on which a roof can sit. God did not give you cancer; give God thanks for the skillful and compassionate care of oncologists and nurses. God did not […]
Memento Mori
Pastor Doug Dent
Covid-19 is like a small Memento Mori inserted into the corner of our lives. It is the little skull warning us to “Think on Death” and remember what is truly important about living. The pandemic affords us the opportunity to stop and take stock, to jettison those things that are unimportant and to focus […]
No Way but Yahweh
Pastor Doug Dent
God promises to be with us when we face the seas crossings of a: Fresh school year, with unfamiliar teachers, classmates, and subjects. New job, with unexpected challenges and responsibilities. Lost relationship, with feelings of regret and uncertainty and self-doubt. Serious illness, with sadness and fear and exhaustion and pain. Death in the family, with […]
Transformative, Not Performative
Egypt God Moses + Pastor Doug Dent
The book of Exodus makes clear that Moses was not looking for a big stage to enhance his brand. After God appears to Moses in the burning bush and says he will send him to liberate the Israelites, Moses says, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of […]
For Christians Seeking Clarity
Pastor Doug Dent
God asks us to trust that God is still in charge, still handling things, still working out God’s plan even when we don’t understand what is happening. God asks us to trust Robert Browning’s famous phase: “God is in his universe; all is right with the world!” God, the great I AM, is alive and […]
The 411 On Praise
Pastor Doug Dent
The message of Psalm 150 is that praise must be a priority for God’s people. If we aspire to be people of praise, we must understand the What, Where, Why, How, and Who of praise: What: God is praised as our witness to the world Where: God is praised everywhere, at anytime Why: God is […]
What Would the Canaanite Woman Do?
Pastor Doug Dent
I am always astonished by the way Canaanite woman speaks to Jesus! She is way too aggressive and confrontational for me. But I think she had to be bold to get past the cultural norms of her day, past the disciples’ annoyance, and past Jesus’ hesitation to hear her. The Canaanite Woman boldly approached Jesus, […]
Changing History
Pastor Doug Dent
Each one of our history’s is littered with sins committed, defeats suffered, and mistakes made. We might want to jump in a time machine and change the past. But remember: God is always at work in your life, turning “yuck” into “yeah.” Since nothing is wasted with God, there is no point in trying to […]
Start Seeing Miracles
Pastor Doug Dent
Miracle stories like the feeding of the 5,000 and stories like Chastity’s invite us to think about how God works in our lives. Certainly, God is not limited to interventions that we can explain with science. God can work through means we might label as coincidence or accident or serendipity or luck or natural processes […]
Breaking News
Pastor Doug Dent
Jesus’ message reminds us to step into the light of the certain victory and the triumph of God’s righteousness. Breaking news! We can leave all of this in the hands of God and go back to being the church, being a mustard seed, being the yeast in the dough. We should not bury our treasure […]
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