From the Desk of Pastor Nick

Beloved, On Monday the EPA broke ground on the church property. Praise the Lord who rules over the hearts of government workers, and has led them to finally show up to deliver us from our lead-toxic soil! But I think…

Beloved, This past Sunday I mentioned Christ’s petition that His disciples reflect the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit (Jn. 17:21-23). In my morning devotions I’ve been studying the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, and this morning…

Beloved, Sorry for my delay in sending this! The high winds caused some power lines to fall on the ridge and our power has been out since Thursday (until roughly 3:30 this morning!). Christ has been ministering to us through…

Beloved, On Monday Tessa and I did a deep clean of our unfinished basement, preparing a corner to be my study during the soil remediation of the church’s property. In God’s kindness, the standup desk I ordered arrived on Monday…

Beloved, I’m almost certain I have never had an original thought in my life. Countless individuals and movements have shaped the way I think, speak, and live. But few living theologians have shaped my understanding of the Scriptures and the…

Beloved, We are swiftly nearing the conclusion of Daniel, and what a journey it has been. There have been times when I have wondered if we would make it out alive, and there is still the very real possibility that…

Beloved, Over the last month and a half, I have immersed myself in the book of Judges, writing a series of devotions to assist parents in family worship. This week I wrote on the final chapters which focus on two…

Beloved, All of us have been in a conversation that was a monologue. It is a pretty miserable thing, unless you are the one doing the talking! In a monologue, an individual talks and talks and talks, not even stopping…

Beloved, Jonathan Edwards was a postmillennialist who had a very optimistic view of the future, and it was a future that included expansive communication technology. Of those living in the millennium (which he believed to be a future golden age…

Beloved, I love my wedding ring. I sleep with it on. I do life with it on. There is nothing that I wear more perpetually than my wedding ring. In fact, there is only one activity that I tend to…

Beloved, One of Tessa and I’s goals for 2024 is to have a monthly date night in which we get out of the house to enjoy undistracted, focused conversation with one another over good food or coffee. It is nothing…

Beloved, My family enjoys poking fun at how ridiculous I look while I sleep. I can’t blame them because though I have never seen myself sleeping, I can only imagine how silly I look. For one, after losing my neutral…