Kingdom Thoughts

The Man God Mastered 3: Divine Encounter (Genesis 28)

Perhaps the best of C.S. Lewis’s insightful books is one called A Pilgrim’s Regress. It is inspired by John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, and tells the story of a young man’s journey to find the great dream of his life. It…

What is marriage?

two people standing on brown wooden floor

What is marriage? For millennia it has been understood as the union of a man and a woman entered into for life, most often with the intention of having children and being a family. Understood in this way marriage has…

The Man God Mastered 2: Blessing (Genesis 27:1–40)

At the end of his life Isaac attempts to bestow his blessing on Esau. But he is fighting God. This sermon explores the nature of his blessing and how it still affects us today.

Jacob: The Man God Mastered 1: The Value of a Promise (Genesis 25)

What is the meaning of the ancient story of Jacon and Esau's difficult birth, and their later struggle over their father's blessing? The answer still affects world history, and demands a response from whomever hears it.

The Essential Disciple: Luke 8.1-21

Luke has a special understanding of Christians as Jesus' disciples. Foundational is the idea of a Christian as a serious student.