In view of the mercies of God, let love be without hypocrisy

If Romans 12:9-18 give us a beautiful picture of how Christ followers are to live and love in light of having received the mercies of God, then how would we describe the opposing view? The picture that conforms to the patterns of this world or age?

Love One Another Well

1 John 2:9-11: 9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the […]

For Christ’s love compels us

The Apostle Paul wrote 2 Corinthians. He was a man whose life was radically changed and saved by Jesus, who knowing he’d been shown amazing grace, could not keep the Good News to himself. He had to tell someone, he had to charge others, including us to tell someone. 2 Corinthians 5:11: Since, then, we […]

No Greater Love

From Kevin Funk… My last blog had a patriotic theme woven into it via ground zero. During this Fourth of July season I would like to continue to pledge my allegiance to the freedom we all have through our God who has given it to us. But I’d also like to take this a step further. I […]

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

This weekend Bree and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. On one hand, that seems like such a short amount of time, and yet on the other hand, in a day and age where divorce is just as common as holy matrimony, 10 years of commitment to one another feels like quite an accomplishment. Friday […]

Gift for Wife on Mother’s Day

From Matt Wiegand… Not sure if a lot of husbands and dads are like me. But a few days before Mother’s day comes, I am trying to think of a good gift idea for my sons’ mom. Some years this is easier than others because maybe we are saving for a larger item to buy […]

Oh What Love

From Kevin Funk… I’d like to briefly talk about Ephesians 5:22-29. Open up your bibles and take your time with this. I can already hear the groans from the women. There have been hundreds of books written about these few verses. This may be one of the most controversial topics of today is that […]