Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. – Matthew 16:24 This Sunday, we will be introducing a new hymn to our gathering, Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken by Henry Francis Lyte, featured on the album Edmund by Kindred…

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” – Luke 17:20–21 This Sunday,…

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are…

He said only the chosen must go, those who have heard the call. – Caleb Koestler in Knowing For many are called, but few are chosen. – Jesus in Matthew 22:14 I can’t go with you Caleb. They haven’t chosen us, Caleb, they’ve chosen you! – John Koestler in Knowing No one can come to…

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! – Psalm 31:19 This Sunday, we will be introducing a new song to our gathering, You Keep on Getting Better, by Dante…

Oh, so now after all this time, you’ve decided to stop ignoring me. I did what I was told. But when I dared to ask to see you myself I was told I had to wait…What was it that was so wrong with me? What about me? – Benjamin Linus to Jacob on the season…

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. – Psalm 19:1 This Sunday, we will be introducing a new hymn to our gathering, This Is My Father’s World, by Maltbie Babcock. Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1858, Maltbie would go on to become the kind of college student…

As you might have inferred from previous posts of mine, I am a huge fan of Lost, and my wife and I have used this Covid quarantine to introduce our three boys to the mythology that is Lost. We are in the middle of season 5 currently, and finished the latest “John Locke” episode: The…

But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” – 2 Timothy 2:19 This Sunday, we will be introducing a new hymn to our gathering, How Firm a Foundation. It was first printed in the 1787…

For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! – Romans 7:15, 24-25 The hardest thing a man has to live with…