A Dose of the Spirit

Last night my family and I went to a Robin Mark concert. For those of who do not know who he is… What is wrong with you!? I kid. But seriously, Robin Mark is one the most gifted song writer and worship leader we have in the church today. He is a wonderful...

We Believe in One God

“We Believe In One God” Genesis 2:1-9; Nicene Creed I want to start by asking you a question… What do you believe? What sort of things do you think about, especially during the month of October, when you look about at the earth around us? What do you believe...

Death and Mourning in Pop Culture

As clergy, I have an interest in public gatherings. Particularly if the public gathering is akin to what I would consider worship, or adopted from a Christian form of worship. This would include such things as concerts and other large public gatherings. What has...

We The Ephesians

As you may have noticed over the last few weeks, we’ve been looking at Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus as our focus scripture in worship at my church. I won’t be posting my entire sermon this week, simply because I didn’t have the...

Church Future – fail or flourish!

Statistics are helpful tools. They show us trends, we learn from them, they help us plan. They also show us the realities in which we live. For the church, the statistics are grim. Aging and rapidly declining membership, no new families, dwindling finances in the face...