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Resolutions for 2016

William · December 31, 2015December 31, 2015

NOTE: This is an edited manuscript from a sermon I preached last Sunday. For many of us, this time of year marks a time of reflection and anticipation. We reflect on the past year and we anticipate a new year. As we think about these things, we tend to think about what we could have …

How Great is God?

William · December 4, 2015

How you answer this question will determine how you live. Read the words of Mary, the mother of Jesus, upon discovering the news that she was carrying the Son of God in her womb. My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate …

Awaken and Take Hold of the Lord

William · December 3, 2015

There is no one who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to take hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us, and have made us melt in the hand of our iniquities. But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are …

Consumed by God

William · October 15, 2015October 15, 2015

In 1 Kings 18, there is a recorded an event in which the power of God is put on display through fire consuming a sacrifice. Following this display of power, many people believed that the Lord is God. When we share our faith in Jesus, the only way other people will be convinced to believe …

Musings On Why Young People Leave the Church

William · June 16, 2015

I’m reading a book about why people leave the church after graduation. It’s called You Lost Me. There’s a statement in the beginning that caught my eye: “He and his bandmates were ‘all really embarrassed by and ashamed of a lot of the [Christian] subculture we came from, but not necessarily ashamed or embarrassed by …

The Purpose for Studying Scripture

William · September 18, 2014

I have been reading Martin Luther’s commentary on Galatians in preparation for teaching a youth Bible study. While reading, I’m discovering something really quite simple, yet profound. Here it is, relatively undeveloped but worth sharing and exploring further: The true purpose for studying Scripture is not primarily to understand how to be more obedient. Rather, we …