Helping people find and follow God
Like several Old Testament books, the author of the book of Esther is anonymous. The most interesting fact of the book is God is never mentioned by name. Like any great literature, I think this was done intentionally. The story of Esther invites us to look for God’s activity throughout the story because he’s there! …
Read MoreWe all have an internal operating system, whether we know it or not. It’s driving what we believe, how we live and what we pursue. These stories of pursuit come to us all day long in hundreds of ways including ads, tweets, music, and movies, among others. They are competing worldviews and opinions about who and…
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In 2009 an interesting book came out called, Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives. It is important because it exposes and uncovers many of the worldviews we live by that compete with the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. The authors call these worldviews “cultural stories” and make the case that…
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From the moment this poor man opened his eyes, breathed his first breath, and cried out for his mother’s milk, he was paralyzed and helpless. I wonder how saddened and disappointed his parents must have been? Honestly, it’s a miracle they kept their son alive and didn’t throw him out like garbage in the way most…
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One thing that has made the last two years really hard for me is seeing and experiencing the divisiveness among Christians in the church of Jesus Christ, in our own church, and even in my extended family and friends. Political disruption and hostile opinions from both the right and the left continue to divide us.…
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When I bought my first car (a 1972 Impala!), I went out and bought a map. Remember those things? And whenever I got lost, I would pull over at a gas station, pull out the map and see where I was and where I was going. The problem was I often didn’t know where I…
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Many call the book of Philippians in the New Testament, Apostle Paul’s “happy letter”. Unlike any of his other letters, he expresses lots of joy in it. The words joy, rejoicing and gladness are mentioned some 19 times in this short letter. Despite the sorrow he was experiencing during the time of his writing, as…
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Growing up in church you probably heard the story about Jonah. Maybe there was a felt board out on display with Jonah, a boat, a whale, Nineveh, the whole nine yards. The main point was then drilled into your head “don’t disobey God” from your favorite Sunday school teacher. What would you say if I…
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From the moment we are born, we’re told that we need to change the world. We need to make a difference. We need to do something really cool and significant for God and for others. We’re taught that we shouldn’t be ordinary. That’s some serious pressure! Let me tell you something truly revolutionary and significant–start…
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Did you know the most important commodity you have today is not your money or possessions, but your time? Think about it, you can always make more money but you can’t buy more time. So when we give somebody our time, we are giving them a portion of our lives we will never get back.…
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Pastor Rob Hall 