Spiritual Gifts 102: How do I know what gift(s) I have?
Each Christian has at least one spiritual gift. This is a God-given ability to glory him and to serve others for the common good in a specific way. The question isn’t if you have one,...
Spiritual Gifts 101
If you are a Christian you have at least one “spiritual gift.” But what are spiritual gifts in the first place? One of the things many Christian traditions have in common — in addition to...
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Your Christ Compass
The visit of the wise men to the infant Jesus is one of those details of the nativity story that we take for granted. But why is it there? What is it meant to teach...
Mary’s Yes: What she teaches us about faith when the future is uncertain
Mary is usually held up as a model of humility, virtue and faithfulness. And rightly so. What better time than Advent and Christmas to look more closely at the mother of Jesus. She was a...
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It’s bright around the corner
There’s a lot of despair out there. But Jesus’ people have many reasons to hope! One of them is the fact that he is coming back. He will return and usher in the new heavens...
It’s getting harder to know what’s real
Deep fake videos, selective news reporting, scammers, artificial intelligence. It’s getting harder to know what’s real. This touches many areas of our lives. The Thessalonians were also unsure about what or who to trust. Had...
Encased in Grace (The Art of Noticing)
Have you ever noticed how some people see the same things but see different things? It’s a matter of perception. Sometimes you just have to look closer. Sometimes you just have to look differently. You...
Whatever
On November 12th we gathered to worship our God of majesty, love, hope and holiness. Pastor Ruttan led our service, but had asked Jeff Walther to share the sermon (since Pastor Ruttan was away most...
Stabilizers for the Coming Storm
Jesus said he would return. He also said that several things would happen first: wars and rumours of war, false Messiahs, increasing Christian persecution, an increase in lawlessness, and a decrease in love. What are...
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Holiness is Readiness
We don’t talk about it a lot but Jesus is coming back. That’s a big deal. So how do you personally prepare? In addition to trusting him, we are told that when he comes we...