brenthaley

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The Object of Desire

What do you desire? Do you want the attention of others? Do you want to be wealthy? Do you want to be powerful? How far are you willing to go to grab hold of these objects that you desire? For me personally […]

The Gospel is the Only Way Forward

Friday the Supreme Court changed the landscape of America. I am not sure anyone should have been surprised by the outcome, but the reality of crossing that threshold where marriage has been redefined in every state will have far reaching changes to […]

Does God Exist?

You and I are part of the creation and we interact with the creation. So then where we find a creation it is logical and rational to assume there is a Creator

1 Peter

1 Peter 3:18 | The Hero of Spirit and Life

What are superheroes? Well does it not say it all in the name… Superman! They are super human. Better than humans. They have that “X-factor”. Something that makes them better. In the past these superheroes were part God, part man. Hercules son […]

Proverbs

Proverbs 10:24 | Keep Calm… Nope!

Keep Calm and Carry On. Have you seen this mantra recently? I see it or variations on the windows of cars, on tee shirts, and on the web. I was curious about the history of such an interesting cultural phenomenon that I […]

I Do What I Hate

Last week the pastor talked about discipline as it relates to fasting. If your teeth are important to you then you will find time and effort to brush every day. If your car is important to you then you will spend either […]

John

John 10:11 | Jesus is Shockingly Confrontational

My favorite Biblical view of Jesus is as the Good Shepherd. I think this view of Jesus is less popular and less understood in current western culture due to the fact that more people live in cities and have never had to […]

John

John 9:3 | Jesus Does Heal for God’s Glory

Why does it seem that so many have cancer and yet many loose the fight even with much prayer? Is Jesus really a healer and does he still heal today? The answer is yes to both however we need to explore why […]

Church Life Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes. It is a very odd book and stands out from the rest of the bible. The title Ecclesiastes is an odd word also. Apparently it is a Latin transliteration of the Greek title for the book and the Greek title is […]