Sep 2, 2010
Recently, many of us at Heritage had the privilege of attending the funeral of an 88 year old woman from our church. She was a godly lady who impacted hundreds of lives. In fact, she served as a mom to many of the ladies here at Heritage. In many senses, it could be said that she was the ... Read more
Aug 16, 2010
I’m all for social justice. I’m passionate about it. Christians have to be serving people and loving them not just in word but in deed. But man, if I hear another well-fed, Toms-wearing evangelical kid quote St. Francis (“preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words”) one more ... Read more
Aug 9, 2010
We used to call it trash. We used to throw it away. It was just stale butter, a broken shoe, an empty box. These things have little value, or at least we used to think so. My family has been given the privilege to see the world through a lens tinted with poverty. By God's grace, my family has ... Read more
Jul 22, 2010
Hopefully you've realized by now that legalism and license are both ineffective, unbiblical motivations for the Christian life. But the question of proper motivation for Christian growth is often overlooked. Consequently, people go on motivating themselves in all kinds of ways that belittle the ... Read more
Jul 8, 2010
Sloth is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. It is deadly, because it doesn't appear to be deadly and therein lies its power to destroy. Satan loves to tempt our youth with ambition and arrogance. But in the process, he lures them into beds of ease. I was thinking this week how hard it is to find a ... Read more
