LFC Blog

In the New Testament, the Jews were split into four parties, four mindsets for handling the Jewish faith in their context. And, because their faith was tied to monarchy and nationalism, it’s not a stretch to call them four political parties. Take a look at them with...

I think that Pastor Robby’s message Sunday on Perspective hit the mark for a lot of us yesterday. (If you missed it, you can watch the service HERE.) It is all too easy to miss the opportunities God has placed right in front of us because we get locked into our...

On Sunday, Pastor Robby preached about peace. One quote of his in particular got my wheels spinning. “Peace is not the absence of chaos but the presence of purpose.” The presence of purpose.In pastoral ministry we talk a lot about being a “non-anxious” presence....

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. -Psalm 34:18 We are grieving over the conflict and loss of life in Israel in these past days. The brokenness and violence of sin is on full display for the world to see. As pastors, we...

Last week I had the privilege of attending the 30th annual Nazarene General Assembly. This is a quadrennial gathering of Nazarenes from across the globe. Our denomination is split into 6 world regions – Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, MesoAmerica, South America, USA/Canada,...

Sabbatical In the midst of my 20th year of ministry at Lawrence First Church of the Nazarene I can honestly say that my time here has been fruitful. His church has invested deeply in my family and I as I have done my best to continually live out the Lord’s calling in...

Let me tell you about being a highly driven person who also has ADHD. People who live with attention deficit challenges often struggle with an issue called hyperfixation. A specialist at Oxford talks about hyperfixation as “an intense state of concentration and...

A few months ago I was invited to lead our district camp planning team in a devotional time. I had recently finished teaching a class at church on the Gospel of John and felt compelled to talk about Jesus clearing the temple in John 2 (which I wrote a little about...

During a recent week of Sabbath rest, I finished reading the book A Church Called Tov (McKnight and Barringer). Tov (rhymes with stove) is the Hebrew word for good. In Genesis, God created and called it tov. We were created, the earth was created, the church was...

A Little Perspective For the past few weeks several of us have gathered on Wednesday nights to study the Gospel of John together. The class has been called A Little Perspective. The perspective that John offers in relation to the other gospels is fascinating. Matthew,...