This summer we’re going to walk through 1 Corinthians 13 phrase by phrase, considering both the nature of love, and how to embody it. It’ll be ugly at times, because none of us are touching the way of life in this chapter. But it will be hopeful, because we can see real growth in love, individually and as a community.
Keep ReadingHere's what you need to know and remember about coming back to the building for worship as we reopen.
Keep Reading
For our Signs sermon series we had several artists from New City represent the sign in their artwork. Sadly we had to cease meeting together in the midst of the series but here are the pieces and brief descriptions from the sermons shared in the series either in person or via our house church liturgies. Thanks to all the artists who encouraged us by using their gifts to create these delightful works!
Keep ReadingFeb 4
2010
I commend to you this excellent piece by Sally Jenkins on the controversial ad Tim Tebow and his mother will star in during the Super Bowl. The ad is a pro-life piece and tells the story of Tebow's mother choosing NOT to have an abortion, though advised to because of complications with the pregnancy...
Jan 22
2010
Click here to see a video put out by Churches Helping Churches (an organization I hear good things about). As you continue to pray for Haiti, sometimes it's helpful to see some images to help you grasp the magnitude of the destruction, and perhaps add fervency and urgency to your prayers...
Jan 22
2010
Jan 22 marks 37 years since the Roe v. Wade decision came down, effectively legalizing abortion in the United States. I thought I'd point you to two posts by Kevin DeYoung that I found helpful....
Jan 15
2010
As you know, this week Haiti was struck with a devastating earthquake, the effects of which we are only beginning to learn. Haiti already was an extremely poor country with many problems, and perhaps the least equipped nation in the world to deal with a disaster of this magnitude. Naturally, people are asking questions as to why this happened and what should we being doing in the wake of the earthquake...
Dec 31
2009
Jesus is pretty popular in America. But unfortunately, His popularity has little to do with the picture of Jesus given in the Bible. Rather, Jesus has been co-opted as a kind of mascot for all sorts of causes and platforms (many of which are conflicting)...
Dec 29
2009
On Sunday we started a new series called "The King and His Kingdom." For most of 2009 we'll be looking at the Gospel According to Mark. Passages from Mark will be the basis for most of our Sunday sermons, as well as...
This timely post comes from Shaun Groves‘ blog: I’ve always ignored those people: The ones who get very upset at Target this time of year and decide to e-mail me and the rest of their address book about it...
Dec 17
2009
How do you take criticism? Here's an excerpt from a recent blog post by Tim Keller...
Dec 15
2009
Over at the Resurgence, David Neely is writing a series of posts called "5 Hard Truths for Church Planters." It's designed specifically...
Dec 10
2009
Here's some fodder for reflection and journalling based on last week's sermon text...
