Posts from January 2026

The Other Nine We have read the story of the Ten Lepers so often throughout our lives that we sometimes take the point of the story for granted. We often focus on the thankfulness of the one leper, in contrast to the nine others who did not return to “give glory to God.” It is much easier to condemn the nine rather than understand them. Jesus knew about the…

There is an important truth about faith that we sometimes overlook. It connects everything we do as Christians, yet it can be easy to miss. Over the past several weeks, our Sunday morning discussions have focused on strengthening marriage. Those lessons led to meaningful conversations about improving that important covenant. As we now begin a study of the book of John,…

In Joshua 24:15, Scripture reads, “And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” A passage that carries so much meaning, given…

Now that we’ve “rung in the New Year,” are we ready for a lasting celebration? When many of us assembled here on New Year’s Eve, the impression I got was that almost everyone enjoyed our time together. I suspect many people were also assembled elsewhere to celebrate the new year, and in all likelihood, they enjoyed their festivities as well. But…