Most of the time when I go through my daily prayers, I am alone, it is quiet, and I’m holding a cup of coffee. I walk around the house or maybe take…
A New Place to Pray
October 23, 2020
Category: Culture
Luke’s Gospel of Reversal … and the table.
October 15, 2020
Recently, my parents moved in with us. Yep, you read that right. There have certainly been challenges of integrating two households—How could there not be?—but there have also been enormous benefits. One…
To Attend or Not to Attend?
September 24, 2020
Last Sunday we had a wonderful worship service with the Franklin Church congregation who graciously hosted us all summer. It was our final outdoor service, which means that this Sunday at 10a…
The Gospel is not a Self-Improvement Program
September 10, 2020
Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center recently published results of their American Worldview Inventory Study in 2020 (see here). One of the most interesting findings is that the majority of self-identifying Christians…
Humility and healthy relationships
July 30, 2020
About 100 of us at NAPC have been reading a daily Bible-in-a-year plan. This is year 2 of our church-wide invitation to read together, and it has been one of the highlights…
Independence Day, law enforcement and lawlessness
July 9, 2020
“Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient.” – 1 Timothy 1:9 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose…