New City Catechism Question 34
Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God’s Word? Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also […]
Category: Jared’s Blog
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It is Holy Week
You might know that I am not the most likely pastor in the world to call this week “holy.” After all, I consider everything Holy. Your job, your play, raising […]
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A (hopefully) Pastoral Response to a Political Decision
As a general rule, I dislike involving myself in political discussions. I believe that many things are divisive, but none more so than politics. People become very passionate and engaged […]
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DisCipleShip
Not an easy subject in our culture. Who wants to talk about that?? Doesn’t it share a root word with Discipline? Let’s be honest for a second. What most of […]
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What Kind of Man was Jesus?
Men! yea, I am talking mostly to you. Few things bother me more than knowing that many men in the church don’t find Jesus interesting or helpful. I see women […]
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A Tale of Two Carepoints
When I was in Ethiopia, I visited two places. Well, honestly, I visited several, but I want to tell you about two of them. The first was Jemo. It really […]
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What do we really believe?
I have been doing some thinking today that has taken me back to days of debating the finer points of theology. Recently several people have contacted me, curious to know […]
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A Dropped Ball in the Pulpit
Yes, so today I dropped a ball. During the sermon, I mentioned the discipline of God toward Covenant Members. If you are baptized, you are a part of the people […]
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Where is the power really?
Reading Psalm two reminds me of what I really think is important. It’s about power. Written in a time when civilizations went after one another regularly for access to wheat, […]
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A tree by the water
The psalms are about Worship. Songs that tell of God’s glory, works, and power. Some of these songs call for justice in a world that is broken. Some are a […]