I am preaching the very difficult passage of 2 Samuel 11 this week.  David and Bathsheba is a super shocking passage in context.  Everything is going great in David’s life and then *WHAM* he’s raping one of his soldier’s wives and murdering her husband as a cover up!  And the text is starkly unemotional about…

I have never been a huge fan of a major distinction between clergy and laity, pastor and parishioner, shepherd and sheep.  There are certainly responsibilities I have by virtue of my occupation.  And I certainly believe that I will give a certain type of higher accounting for my calling before God as a teacher and…

I have baptism on my mind, because we will be having a baptism service on Sunday immediately following our 10:30 service.  I love baptisms!  I love what they mean for the body of believers.  We get the privilege of hearing about the way that God brought a person to faith and trust in Jesus Christ.…