Beloved Kinney,As we are working through this sermon series called Common Lies of Our Age, this pastSunday we tackled a lie that contains some truth: “God wants me to be happy.” That’sonly true when w...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,Several weeks ago, I was reading from our Bible reading plan on our church app, andwas struck by these words from Psalm 112:6-9:“For the righteous will never be moved; he will be rememb...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,This is the last post on our series on prayer. Here’s the working definition of prayer I’veprovided: Prayer is our word-response to God’s initiating word that expresses our faith-filled...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,Here’s the working definition of prayer I’ve provided: Prayer is our word-response to God’sinitiating word that expresses our faith-filled dependence on him, as his redeemed children.We...  Read More

What does it mean to say that we must pray as redeemed children of God? It means we pray because God is our Father. God is no longer our judge. We do not speak to him as one who condemns us. We speak ...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,As you know, I’ve been doing a blog series on prayer. A few weeks ago, I provided a working definition of prayer. Here’s what I said: Prayer is our word-response to God’s initiating wor...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,Perhaps you’re noticing a pattern over these last few “Word from the Pastor.” We’re talking about prayer. Last week, we talked about how prayer is our response to God’s initiating word ...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,In last week’s “Word from the Pastor,” I defined prayer as: Our word-response to God’sinitiating word that expresses our faith-filled dependence on him, as his redeemed children.Let’s p...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,Prayer is a struggle for many of us. We’re busy. Our minds wander. We pray the same thingsover and over. Sometimes we don’t know what to pray. Sometimes we don’t know how to pray.And ye...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,For yesterday’s Bible reading in the plan on our church app, I read Psalm 55. Over the years, I’ve gone to this Psalm when I’ve felt tempted towards “escapism”—the desire to escape from...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,I recently read a book called Redemption Song by Sean Demars. (It will be a book giveawaysoon!) In chapter 3, entitled “Sing Together,” Demars argues that the reason we sing together is...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,I was so blessed by the principle from Genesis 25 that, just as Isaac received the full inheritance from his father, we too, by virtue of our union with Christ, share in his inheritance...  Read More