Week #26 — FEAR, COMFORT, AND GROWTH How much knowledge or experience does someone need on a topic to teach it to others? More than almost any other, this is the question…

Week #25 — THE CHOSEN INSTRUMENT Have you ever been totally sure you knew something only to discover later that you were completely wrong? I certainly have. You confidently and passionately argued…

Week #24 — ZIG-ZAGGING FOR JESUS It happens to me fairly often. Maybe I am out somewhere by myself, like reading at a coffee shop or waiting for an oil change. My…

Week #23 — CONFEDERACY OF THE HUMBLED This week’s passage introduced us to “Simon the Sorcerer” of Samaria (that’s a tongue twister). Simon comes to faith through Philip’s preaching, along with many…

Week #22 — ANTIFRAGILE MESSAGE AND MESSENGERS Nassim Nicholas Taleb released his prescient book, The Black Swan, in April of 2007, more than a year before the financial crisis that swept across…

Week #21 — STEPHEN’S SERMON PART 3: THE RIGHTEOUS ONE For my daughter, dance began as an interest, became a passion, and ended as a craft. Ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz added…