For the first three chapters of Acts, there is unchallenged growth. The church moves at a pace that is captivating and exciting but in chapter four, two prominent leaders of […]
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Meditate On This: What Now?
After the resurrection of Jesus, the earliest followers and disciples of Jesus had to ask themselves, “What now?” They had abandoned their securities and ways of life to follow Jesus […]
Read moreNew Series This Sunday!
I am excited to announce our next series at Chenal, Acts: Church on Mission. Over the next month, we will walk through the book of Acts and discuss the movement […]
Read moreMeditate On This: Living the Resurrection
After miraculously feeding over 5,000 people in Matthew 14, Jesus dismisses the crowds and goes up the mountain to pray. The disciples, now on a boat, had been pushed away […]
Read moreMeditate On This: It Is Finished
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit (John 19:30). It is finished. That says all […]
Read moreMeditate On This: Family Matters
Compared to some of the other, oft-quoted sayings of Jesus on the cross, the one from John 19:26-27 seems less impressive. “’Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, […]
Read moreCommon Man. Uncommon God.
Every animal needs water to survive, but we are the only creature constantly creating new beverages to try to quench every imaginable thirst (and thirsts we haven’t even imagined yet). […]
Read moreMeditate On This: Last Second Shot
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom” (Lk 23:42). It’s an audacious request made by one of the criminals hanging on a cross near Jesus. I am convinced […]
Read moreMeditate On This: The Unnatural Element
40 Days of Growing Deeper (Lent 2022) We are still near the beginning of our annual focus on renewal and recommitment leading up to Easter. Now more than ever, our […]
Read moreMeditate On This: Embrace the Moment
The book of Esther is intended to be read as a comedy. The larger-than-life characters in the story find themselves in unreal but clearly relatable predicaments. The namesake of the […]
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