Loving God with your Mind
It is interesting to me that many people in our culture view the entirety of Christianity from the perspective of raw emotion alone without any engaging of the mind what so ever....
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The Glory of Mutation?
So what is the centerpiece for thinking that the materialistic worldview could possibly be coherent? The answer is Mutation. They think that random or natural selection is entirely based on mutations that spontaneously have occurred in the gene pool. In this post, I would like to explore the validity of such an explanation as the source of the vast diversity of life on our planet....
Illusion of Design?
From the skeptic, his objection to all of the complexity that we see around us is that there is only an appearance of design, not actual design itself. So how legitimate is the claim of only an illusion of design, when it is not actually present? That is the subject for this post....
Why the Design of the Universe Matters
I recently have been rereading the book titled By Design or by Chance? By Denyse O’Leary. This book does an excellent job of distilling out, how modern science is giving more and more data to show that the Universe is the product of design. The amount of complexity that we see is everywhere we look....
Discouragement and Depression
Last week we unpacked how the Gospel is meant to change everything about us, so that we are constantly becoming a new man or woman in Christ. Today, I would like to look at the subjects of discouragement and depression in this context, and to relate how legalism can play a role in messing things up....
Leaving and Arriving
Being people of God we have in our DNA a desire to go. God created us to be a people on the move. What is it He's calling you to leave in order for you to be about His business?...
The Gospel Changes Everything
We have recently been focusing on the aspects of what the gospel is all about. This is important, as many folks do not have a proper or full understanding of this topic...
The Gospel is Good News
Whether a person realizes it or not the Gospel is good news. let this news be in your hearts and on your minds always. Ready to talk to those that have yet to understand how this good news impacts them....
How can we have Faith?
This is an important question. What does a person do, or how does a person become a Christian? What are the benchmarks that define this type of world-view?...
Loving What Jesus Loves
We were created for the purpose of living in community with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Don't miss out on the blessing of being a part of His community....
It’s Redacted Part 2
Last week we talked about how there is a similarity between the redactions of political documents and the culture withholding or (redacting) information about the character and nature of God. Both are withholding information in order to elevate one side of the issue over the other. That is the common thread....
God’s Divine Nature
I have been reading thru the New Testament in 60 days as part of my current reading plan. This has been a delightful journey to be reading fairly large blocks of text. Reading familiar passages brings both joy and challenges to my thought processes....
Keep ReadingBe Encouraged
He knows what you're going through, He knows what frustrates you and He's never going to leave you. He's beside you every step of the way....
Keep ReadingHappy Thanksgiving
We have so much to be thankful for. Enjoy the many blessings we have when sharing time with our friends and family....
Keep ReadingComing Together
When people choose to come together God does amazing things. Jesus chose you, today will you choose Him?...
Keep ReadingOur Inheritance
Concerning the Kingdom of God, our inheritance takes on a very different nature. It is based on more valuable things than just financial gain. It may be difficult to think this way, but the spiritual blessings far outweigh the natural....
Keep ReadingAre you Uncomfortable
Jesus hasn't called us to a place that is comfortable. He wants you to take a step of faith that puts our trust in him. Have you been uncomfortable lately?...
Keep ReadingGospel Renewal
Continuing from last week’s post, we are looking at the aspects of Gospel renewal. We have described what it looks like, but have not ventured into the dynamics of how to see it happen....
Keep ReadingYou are Loved!
Recently we have been looking at what it means to be “all in” in the context of a prophetic word spoken over our church. In this installment, I would like to look into the need for gospel renewal. This is in response to God’s love for us all....
Keep ReadingTheological Vision Part 2
Today we will look further into theological vision and the role that it plays in how we do ministry at the River Center....
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