Taste and See
July 8th, 2025
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
How Belief in Eternity Effects Your Life Now
July 1st, 2025
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
Heaven is Better Than Anything Here
June 24th, 2025
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
Church-centered Missions
June 16th, 2025
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
Regeneration and Faith: Which Comes First?
June 10th, 2025
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
You Are a Child of Covenant Grace
June 3rd, 2025
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
Beholding the Beauty of Christ is the Key to Believing the Truth About Christ
May 27th, 2025
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
Solid Rock, Strength in Weakness, Trustworthy Armor
May 20th, 2025
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
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
May 13th, 2025
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
Waiting on Promises
May 6th, 2025
Beloved Kinney,As we’ve been working through Genesis, one of the themes we’ve seen unfold is thetheme of waiting. Waiting is hard. It is, as Paul Tripp said, “…living through thosemoments when you do ... Read More
Acknowledge How Little Control You Have
April 29th, 2025
Beloved Kinney,One of the major themes we keep running into again and again in the book of Genesispertains to the amount of control we possess over our lives and circumstances. Thereality is, we posse... Read More
Play the Long Game
April 22nd, 2025
Beloved Kinney,I know we believe that God is sovereign over the hearts of those with whom we sharethe gospel. He could, upon their first hearing of Christ, save them at that moment. Butrarely does he.... Read More