Fear can be a gripping emotion. Sometimes it’s rational. If you’re hiking in the California woodlands and a wildfire pops up surrounding you, that’s a rational fear. If you’re afraid to go to California because you might be trapped in a wildfire, that’s an irrational fear. Most fears are irrational. …
Wow! What a week watching God do His thing. As I stated in the past blog post “Which Way Do You Lean?”, I was leaning on my own understanding instead of God’s. In other words, I was trying to be in control. I realized the futility in this and the …
I remember many Christmases ago, when I was in High School, that I would seek out the mistletoe. More in particular I would seek out one particular girl who I wanted to date and hope that I might catch her under the mistletoe. Alas, it never panned out. It probably …
Parenting is the toughest task on the face of the earth. Maybe solving a quantum physics problem is a close second, but I’ll let my statement stand. We make it difficult because we care about our children and want them to grow up to have a good life. There is …
1 Timothy 2:1-6 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercession, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is …
This has been quite an adventure, and we’re just getting started. Having served in established congregations where there’s lots of bells and whistles it’s sometimes easy to fall into the trap and desire to have all the bells and whistles right away too. Children’s ministries, youth programs, small groups, men’s …
With a name like Veritas Community you probably get an idea on a couple things that are important to us. Truth and Community. If you didn’t get a chance to read the last post go back and read about our need for Truth today too, but there’s going to be more …
