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

Beloved Kinney,Have you ever considered why God gave us sight? Sure, we need our eyes to work well forpractical reasons, like, not walking into a wall. But do we have physical sight only to avoidbumpi...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,As we’ve been working through Genesis, and even as we heard a complementary sermon this past Sunday from Hebrews 11, we have, as a church, been talking a lot about heaven. We can never ...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,As we’ve worked through Genesis, we’ve come across the theme of heaven a lot. This isbecause the land promised to Abraham and his offspring is ultimately fulfilled in the NewCreation.I’...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,I just finished a very helpful book called Prioritizing Missions in the Church. It hasbecome a lost concept in our day that the church is both the means and the end ofmissions. To say t...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,God wants all glory in salvation. When we take credit for any percentage ofour salvation, we’re robbing God of what is rightfully his! And we arerobbing ourselves of the fullness of joy...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,This past Sunday we reflected on the difference between being a child of covenant grace and being a child of common grace. If you remember, I described common grace as “any good we expe...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,On vacation this past week, I had the privilege of reading through much of ReligiousAffections by Jonathan Edwards. It’s a book that helps the reader discern what happensto a person in ...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,I was very encouraged by the sermon this week from Ephesians 6. A couple other passages came to mind as I was thinking about this one, and you know I love making Bible connections, so I...  Read More

Beloved Kinney,There’s an old hymn that resonates deeply in seasons of struggle: “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go.” Its words sing of unyielding grace: “O Love that will not let me go, I rest my weary ...  Read More