The Scary Part In the first post (Part 1) in this little mini-series, I walked through the first 16 verses of Matthew 21 to show how the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem and cleansing the Temple was …
Bringing the Outsiders In (Part 2)
Remember the Lesson Yesterday, I posted an article analyzing the first 16 verses of Matthew 21. Putting the Triumphal Entry and Cleansing of the Temple stories into their Old Testament context …
Bringing the Outsiders In (Part 1)
Sunday's Message was one of the longest messages I have ever taught. I had to go through many Old Testament passages because Matthew had quoted them, and I wanted you all to see Matthew's quotations …
Time to Begin Again
With the departure of Joe and Megan Hill, the lifecycle of Lafayette Community Church has come full circle, and if we are being honest, we are a church that needs to basically begin again all over …
Pastors + Public Opinion: A Good Thing?
I have been avoiding controversy on social media for over a month now... and I have avoided most of my Facebook feed for a few weeks, and, in some ways, my ignorance has been bliss, but one day back …
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Please, Church, Reject Trump (Transcript)
Today, I posted a video to my YouTube Channel imploring Christians to stand in opposition to Trump even if you choose to vote for him as the "lesser of two evils." Here is the full transcript of my …
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