Most of us are serious about our happiness … after all, the “pursuit of happiness” is as American as apple pie. However, how many of us are “seriously happy?” Often times we pursue a happiness that is purely circumstantial, seasonal and often superficial. Recently, I read where some fans of the New Orleans Saints were […]
Month: January 2019
What Today’s Church Can Learn From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As we pause today to celebrate and reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I share a portion of his Letter from Birmingham Jail. Other than the Bible itself, perhaps no other words have had such a profound effect on my understanding of the church and what it means for us to […]
The Season WE Are In
This past weekend at RBCC we talked about the idea that God places (or permits) His children to live in seasons. These seasons are not dictated by the calendar or the clock but rather ordained by God in His sovereignty (see Ecclesiastes 3:11). Usually we tend to look at “seasons” through a strictly personal lens […]
Starting 2019 Part 3: The Year of 59
{This is part 3 in a series of posts about how we want to start 2019 at Rock Bridge.} There are 59 “one another” commands in the New Testament! Practically, that means there are 59 instances where the Bible tells us how to treat and relate to one another. It also means that you cannot […]
Starting 2019 Part 2: Prayer
In this series of blog posts, we are covering how we might say at the end of 2019 that we at Rock Bridge like King David before us “served the purposes of God” (Acts 13:36). In the military, orders and directives frequently started with the “BLUF” or the “bottom line up front.” Let me start […]
Starting 2019 Part 1: The Fear of the Lord
In Acts 13:36 we read that David “served the purposes of God.” What if 52 weeks from now we could say the same thing? What if 2019 was a great year not because we stayed (or got) healthy or experienced material prosperity or relational harmony but because we were faithful in living out our purpose […]