The story of Christmas is a story of distance. And how God solves the distance problem between Himself and us. In the opening chapters of Genesis, we find God walking with humanity in the garden. There is perfect fellowship . Total harmony . No distance between God and man. But then sin enters the world,…

For nearly fourteen hundred years, the smartest people in the world believed something that turned out to be completely upside down. Aristotle taught it. Ptolemy mapped it. Generations assumed it without question. They believed the universe revolved around the Earth. That the sun moved for us. The stars…

When it comes to ruling, only one can sit on the throne. In 1558, Elizabeth the 1st was crowned as the queen of England. But… she also faced a rival queen, because to the north lived Mary, Not crowned in England, but close enough to be dangerous. Close enough to claim the throne. At first, Elizabeth…

There once was a young boy whose father loved developing photographs in a darkroom, who often brought his son in with him while he worked. The room was silent. Dim. with only a soft red light that barely let you see anything at all. And the boy hated it. It felt wrong to him. It was too dark. Too quiet.…

I have a question for you this morning, it’s this: “Do our failures override God’s perfect plan?” I was reading this past week about a piano student who wanted to impress his teacher. He practiced for days, He studied every phrase. He wanted to play the piece without a single mistake. When the lesson…

He couldn’t let go… He was utterly consumed with revenge. Years earlier, his father had suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of their enemies. That loss hung over the family line like a shadow, and this king grew up with one goal burning in his chest: he would finish the war his father couldn’t.…

It was a game day ritual. The air in the locker room felt heavy, You could hear the thud of cleats on the floor, the snap of chin straps, and the rising tension before the battle that was about to begin, all underscored by music. But the music wasn’t just noise. It was meant: To stir something. To awaken…

In 1913, a new symphony premiered in Paris called The Rite of Spring . People came expecting a refined night of music. They wanted beauty . Balance . Rhythms that felt familiar. But what they got instead… was sheer chaos The music started quiet. A bassoon playing in a register no one expected. High,…

“We’ve been deep in Daniel the past few weeks, and we’ll keep digging, but this morning I want to slow down and let these verses stir our hearts. Especially since we’re beginning our evangelism class today, I want us to see how Daniel calls us not just to understand the future, but to shine for Christ…

Today marks the official launch of our church’s building fundraising campaign. This is an exciting step as we look ahead to the new auditorium the Lord has placed before us. The need is great, but so is the opportunity. We are applying for a ministry grant that could award us up to $500,000 toward the…

It wasn’t designed for battle, it was meant for diplomacy. Combat Outpost Keating sat at the base of a narrow valley in northeastern Afghanistan. Built for peace-keeping, not war. It was meant to be a place to: meet with locals. build relationships. and keep the peace. But then one night, just before…

If you’ve ever heard Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, you know it sounds like music going to war. It begins hushed, almost like a prayer whispered through the strings. But even in the softness there’s unease, like the air before a storm, as if the music itself knows that conflict is coming. And then the…

The show is called “ Undercover Boss” . And the premise is simple. The CEO of a massive company puts on a disguise. A different look. A different name. A different personality. And he goes to work on the factory floor, behind the counter, or in the store. Why? Because he wants to see what is really going…