While people may not recall words and actions we think are most important, they do listen and remember much more than we tend to expect.  Read More

It’s significant that the one time Jesus decides that extra prayer is more important than tending to his physical needs is when he chooses disciples.  Read More

"8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears” (1 Cor 13:8–10).For those of us who take the Bible seriously, the first part of verse 8, “Love never fails,” is both difficult and ...  Read More

Over the coming months, I’m planning to post each week, alternating between longer posts that examine aspects of the Bible, theology, or religion, and shorter posts that highlight a book or other resource.  If you, dear reader, know of anything that might benefit our local pastors, please email me the details so I can add it to this blog.   Last week, I highlighted our calling as pastors to cultiv...  Read More

Back after hiatus, looking forward to sharing what's been on my heart. In my last post I explained that the New Testament teaches that the best way to love God is to love other people. In Matthew 22:39 Jesus explains that the command, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” is like the greatest commandment, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your strength and all your mind.”  To clarify...  Read More

Six months of discerning where God is leading the PBA begins now. The singulartheme for the next six months is holy disruption. This simply means that the futurevitality and sustainability of the PBA will require nothing less than an interruptionof God’s Spirit among us. The time ahead will be fast and furious. We will startwith two bold measures right out of the gate.First, we are focusing on bui...  Read More