Mar 8, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Hungry for…

The world has so much to offer. Some of what it has to offer is not bad at all: great music, entertaining television and film, exotic adventurous vacations, and beautiful art. The Bible says that every good and perfect gift is from above. So those good and redeemable things the world has to offer actually spring forth from God and His good creation. But despite all of the great things available for man to... read more

Feb 28, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Center

For nearly 20 years, Starbuck’s has become the local community center for neighborhoods in cities all across the country. Their fresh brew, calming yet fashionable interior design, and warm baristas have drawn and kept customers for years. Customers come in to Starbuck’s to have intimate conversations, read, play games, conduct meetings, study, relax, work…and oh yeah, drink... read more

Feb 28, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Drop

I had a message that I planned to preach on today. It was a complicated and complex sermon on the gifts of the Spirit. I spent approxately 24 hours of time preparing the message and several more hours studying and tweaking what I had prepared. I was ready to give the message, but on the way to church God said, “no.” But I didn’t know what to speak on if wasn’t going to speak on what... read more

Feb 22, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Provision

Yesterday my wife and I had a very disapointing day financially. Without complaining or going into details; I worked many hours last week but because of how I get compensated, we did not recieve a paycheck for the work I did. We had a wonderful day otherwise, but we were very depressed and confused by what we thought was God’s lack of provision. We reflected on how we were positive we were doing what... read more

Feb 19, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Rediscover

I’ve just finished reading the story of King Josiah of Judah in 2 Chronicles. After the death of his idolatrous father, King Josiah set out to reform the kingdom’s worship to Almighty God. He cleared the nation of it’s idols and set up crews to restore the temple. While his priest was working in the temple he discovered the long forgotten Book of the Law ( thought to be the Book of... read more