“What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give…”   Tim Keller in Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That Matters

Redemption City Church exists to make disciples. Our mission is the same mission the crucified and risen, King Jesus gave his first followers: to make disciples. We know this because God’s authoritative Word tells us this in Matthew 28:18-20. He says, “18 Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to […]

Rather than think about the things YOU need to do, I wanted to point your attention to a few incredible things that God has done for you in Christ. I mentioned the first three accomplishments in the last post. Below are three more. God Revealed to Us in Christ – Ephesians 1:9-10 says “He made […]

Run a marathon. Start a blog. Lose some weight. Read through the Bible. These are just a few examples of some of the many New Year’s resolutions many of us make each New Year. And wherever you are on your New Year’s resolution journey, whether you have made resolutions or not, whether you will keep […]

What would you do to gain access to messages that could save a lot of lives? Would you set aside a few things for it? Maybe even Facebook for a period of time, if needed? In our best moments, we’d probably say that we’d be willing to do whatever we needed to do—no matter the […]

As I’ve made my way through Peter Scazzero’s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash A Revolution In Your LIfe In Christ, I found these quotes from chapter 4 particularly helpful to me. So I thought I’d share them with y’all. Hope they help you too: “The vast majority of us go to our graves without knowing who […]

Charles Spurgeon once told this great story: “Once upon a time there was a king who ruled over everything in a land. One day there was a gardener who grew an enormous carrot. He took it to his king and said, “My lord, this is the greatest carrot I’ve ever grown or ever will grow; […]

The Purple Heart, the Distinguished Service Cross Medal, the Defense Distinguished Service Medals, and the Silver Star are all significant medals given to our military personal for unusual acts of courage and sacrifice in the line of duty. But the most prestigious of them all is the Medal of Honor, which is awarded for “personal acts of […]

I’m not a professional cook, but I’m pretty close to being a professional eater.  And I can tell the difference between a steak that has been sitting in some kind of marinade and one that hasn’t. I can tell the difference between a steak that has been soaking in teriyaki sauce or dale’s sauce for […]