In this blog series I’ve been addressing some of what I have observed to be hot button topics regarding Christianity. The Ten Commandments certainly come up in the media from time to time and even those people who have little or no knowledge of Christian doctrine or the Bible at least have a basic familiarity of the Ten Commandments. This Sunday I’m preaching a sermon largely inspired by the first commandment: “You shall have no other god before me. You will not make for yo

Have you ever had someone say one of these phrases to you? “Maybe it wasn’t God’s timing.” “All in good time.” “God has a plan for you.” “Be patient, God has a plan for you.” These are common phrases people use to try to console or advise one another in times of grief, disappointment, or painful life circumstances. With the best of intentions we often fall back on hollow phrases in an attempt to makes sense of or to understand the chaos and pain. Recently I was informed