Because thinking like Jesus is HARD, sometimes.
In the early years of New Song Church, we identified that we have a strategic mission to people in poverty. We wrestled with understanding whether we were to be a church or a street mission and came to a hybrid understanding that said yes to both. New Song Church Is a Church with … Read more
It inspires me to watch people like our visitation pastor Ed Robinson, or my own father and mother. In their 80’s with diminishing strength and health concerns, they become aware of the limit of their days and continue to coach others from the waiting room. Their love for God is still transferable and they … Read more
Part of my life involves being a board member, consultant, or committee member for other organizations. I enjoy applying God’s image to the work I do, wherever that may be. I love to lean on in anything that is pursuing a noble goal. There are occasions when I am sitting at a table with … Read more
There are two theological descriptors that capture the idea of ‘like father, like son.’ · Imago Dei means the Image Of God. · Missio Dei means the Mission of God or the Sending of God. Let’s look at some Scriptures that tie these ideas together. Genesis 1: 27 So … Read more
As a kid, I remember my dad’s work ethic. He always worked hard without complaining about the task or the co-workers. I was four years old when he pastored his first church. During that first and then his second church he worked full-time driving a milk truck and then in managing a dairy. Full-time work … Read more
If the nomadic tent life is a model for the local church on its journey through the wilderness, there is a future where the next generation is found in the broken city. The deserted cities represent the failure of previous kingdoms that were a threat to God’s family. Isaiah 54: 3 You Will Spread … Read more
Just before a baby comes, many mothers will feel a sudden urge to prepare the nest. Those things that have been procrastinated suddenly must get finished. There is sometimes a burst of energy that is tied to their desire to be ready for the invasion of new life. The time to get ready for … Read more
We have this fearfully, wonderful experience of pain in our bodies. There is a signalling system that tells us that something is going on in the body. Pain alerts us to injury, to disease and also to fast-moving change. Those who suffer with chronic pain are always hoping and looking for ways to alleviate … Read more
In the prophecies of Isaiah, we find a motif known as the ‘Servant Songs’. There are four passages that illustrate the suffering and exalted nature of the Messiah, the promised King of Israel. The whole collection of Isaiah contains thirty mentions of singing. Chapter 54 comes on the heels of the climatic fourth servant … Read more