1. We may not all be mass-murdering Nazis. But we all have the same root sin that causes the most egregious criminal activity on the face of the earth. We all have the desire to be our own God.
  2. The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
  3. We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
  4. The only way to change the current state of worship songwriting and production is to create something different.
  5. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  6. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  7. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  8. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  9. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  10. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  11. The earliest followers of God sang their faith, which is no different today as we sing of the hope we have in Jesus.
  12. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.