Beloved Kinney - Affliction is hard, but that doesn't mean it's always bad. In fact, it's never ultimately bad, if you're a Christian. Why? Because God ordained our affliction for our good. That's har...  Read More

Beloved Kinney, We know what grace is, right? Usually we define it as the "undeserved kindness of God." That's true. That's gloriously true But I was reading a book recently called The Pleasures of Go...  Read More

Beloved Kinney - We rightly talk a lot about the importance of taking care of our souls...But I wonder if, sometimes, in our emphasis on the importance of spiritual disciplines, we neglect the importa...  Read More

Beloved Kinney, Sometimes it is difficult to know what our role is in this world. If we are ultimately looking forward to the New Creation and we are currently citizens of heaven (Phil. 3:20), then do...  Read More

Beloved Kinney, When it comes to church membership, there are two ditches we might be tempted to fall into...  Read More

Beloved Kinney - I wonder how often you feel like Jesus is ashamed of you. He's ashamed of how much you prefer your work above him. He's ashamed of your gross sin. He's ashamed of your little faith. Y...  Read More

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in Spirit.-Psalm 34:18Beloved Kinney,In his book The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis suggests that pain is often God’s way ofwaking us up to him...  Read More

“When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, he dawns on them like themorning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makesgrass to sprout from the eart...  Read More

“When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.”-2 Timothy 4:13Beloved Kinney,When the apostle Paul was in jail, he requested several th...  Read More

From the January 5, 2026 Word From the Pastor: Beloved Kinney, We talk a lot about fighting sin, overcoming temptation, guarding our hearts from evil, etc. All of which are important parts of the Chri...  Read More

From the October 27, 2025 Word From the Pastor: Beloved Kinney, Last week I provided 30 possible manifestations of the fear of man ...  Read More

From the April 22, 2024 Word From the Pastor: Beloved Kinney, What are you going through right now that is tempting you to sin? ...  Read More