WS Update: Why Retreat Matters
Over the past year, one theme has come up again and again as I’ve spent more time with our youth: retreats matter. For many of our youth, retreat is where…
WS Update: Life as an Underdog
As a lifelong fan of the New York Knicks, I found the team’s journey toward winning the NBA title last month to be uniquely thrilling and fascinating. Though people outside…
WS Update: The Life of David
In a city where we are constantly under pressure, it is easy to lose touch with our own hearts. That’s why we started a new four-week sermon series this past…
WS Update: Celebrating VBS
Last week, our church adventured into the rainforest with “Rainforest Falls” VBS! Thank you to our church family, who prayed for our children and youth as they spent the week…
WS Update: Pray for the City to Love the City
In Jeremiah 29:7, God tells his people to pray for their city. What they discovered—and what we can discover, too—is that praying for the city is a way we grow…
WS Update: Sharing Your Faith
In her book, Stay Salt, Rebecca Pippert points out that the message of the gospel–Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection–is “quite simply the best news ever!” She then asks, If this…
WS Update: Growing in Generosity
In yesterday’s sermon, I mentioned that when we look at biblical examples of generosity, we see there are many ways to be generous. The book of Exodus shows God’s people…
WS Update: How to Start with the Spiritual Practice of Meditation
Yesterday’s sermon explored the spiritual practice of “meditation.” For those looking for some guidance about how to engage in this spiritual practice, here’s a short summary of one way I…
WS Update: Spiritual Practices in Community
Yesterday, we began a new sermon series on “Practices of the Christian Life.” One theme that will reverberate throughout our series is the importance of community. The spiritual practices that…
WS Update: Summer Reading
Summer is not that far away, and that means (hopefully) time for extra reading. I wanted to share a few recommendations for summer reading: books I’ve especially enjoyed and think…