Benefitting from the Promise

Preached at Northfield Community Church, Northfield, MN, on December 29, 2024. Sometimes, the Bible records a sermon. In other places, the Bible teaches us how to read the Bible. In this passage, the author of Hebrews—whoever he is—teaches us how to read Psalm 95 and apply it to our lives. The psalm promises rest to…

The Lord’s Discipline

Preached at Northfield Community Church, Northfield, MN, on 17 November 2024. Christopher Booker studied literature, ancient, modern, and everything in between. He concluded that there are seven basic plots in the world.[1] In Overcoming the Monster stories, the protagonist must defeat an antagonist (usually an individual, force, or entity) that threatens them and the wider…

Holiness and Love

It is hard to love! Most people desire to be kind and loving. You do your best in every way possible to be calm and composed and then suddenly-out of nowhere a person or an event triggers you. And… You know what I mean. You have been there and so have I. Our circumstances are…