
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
If you’re like me, reading through the Beatitudes can feel like a lesson in failure, none more so than when ...

Adoption and the Gospel
Adoption has been an important feature of the Church from antiquity. Throughout the centuries believers have adopted children in a ...

Blessed Are the Merciful
When my daughter received a donut-shaped palette of lip gloss for her seventh birthday, she squealed with such excitement that ...

Blessed Are You Who Are Poor
A major theme found throughout the Bible is God’s concern for the poor and his anger at the rich’s complicity ...

Those Who Mourn
Take a moment to think about the struggles of these different people. A single mom. She is working, raising kids, keeping ...

4 Reasons Why You Should Sing at Church
Listen to this article here: In our culture, singing in public is typically left to the professionals. It’s something most ...

Godly Friendship (It Doesn’t Have to Be So Hard!)
Recently, I spent an evening with some friends. We spent hours catching up and talking about our lives, struggles, kids, ...

Yes and No: Living for Christ
I love my dear friend, Autocorrect. Oh, the countless spelling errors Autocorrect saves us from when we haven’t had enough ...

Withdraw
It’s early morning. The sun is peaking up over the trees and you can still see the morning mist as ...

Reading the Bible: A Feast for the Soul
How would you describe the way you read the Bible? Do you read devotionally? Maybe you read most mornings as ...

The Gift of Being Known
In 15 years of membership at Clear Creek Community Church, I have been part of so many small groups I ...

Finding True Rest and the Joy of Discipline
Well, it’s the end of the summer and my kids are insane. Yours too or just mine? They stay up ...