Liberated by Thanksgiving
“Try to live one entire day in utter thanksgiving. Balance every complaint with ten gratitudes, every criticism with ten compliments.” - Richard Foster...
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Increase?
Last spring I must have completed hundreds of job applications. I had maybe half a dozen phone interviews but only 2 onsite, live in-person interviews. As discouragement tried to gain entrance, I decided to leave the house and get my hands dirty. It was time to start the garden anyway, so I put in some corn, tomatoes, squash, green beans, spinach, cucumbers and potatoes. As I sat in the grass admiring the afternoon’s work, a phrase came into my mind: “…but God gave the increase.”...
Building a Foundation of Prayer for the Mundane
What role does prayer have in dealing with the daily mundane? Is daily time with God really that important? ...
Death Bed Confessions
My father died about a month ago. Watching him suffer in those last few days reminded me something about hunger....
Receiving God
What is there to learn of God that we haven't because we work too hard at it? What is there to learn of God that is available to us, only if we were still enough to receive it?...
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Testimony: I Just Lost My Job
Hear a powerful testimony from one of our new members and LifeGroup leaders, Brian Boswell....
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How should Christians respond to the War in Ukraine?
As we speak, the largest war on the European continent since World War II has begun. In our media-centric world, as Christians we must ensure that we are allowing the Scriptures to guide our thinking before media outlets. The situation in Ukraine could be simply described (an aggressor invading an innocent people), yet the story and motivations that lies behind this war reaches back well over one hundred years. ...
A Theology of Christmas: Advent, Home Alone, and the Unexpected Peace of God
The challenge of Christmas: can the church embody it within the chaos of our present world?...
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Scouting Out The Vineyard Movement: What's in Store for Immanuel?
One of the major needs at Immanuel Church in our process of revitalization is to be a part of a larger church network. Learn more about Pastor Daniel and Alexandra's visit to the Vineyard USA's national conference, and all that took place....
Problems with American Evangelicalism: Asking hard questions, and seeking necessary change
The American Evangelical Church is facing a pivotal moment for reform. Will we listen and take heed? And what does it mean for Immanuel Church? ...
Book Review: The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
How did the Early Church in the ancient Roman Empire grow? How did they train their congregants on evangelism? And what can we learn from them? This and more, Kreider sought to answer in his excellently written book....
Jesus, Dostoevsky, and Nightbirde: The Transcendent Moment of America’s Got Talent
A beautiful and transcendent moment was found in an unlikely place within American culture this week... lets talk about Jesus, Dostoevsky, and Nightbirde (Jane Marczewski)...
Patient Love: The Next Chapter of American Christianity
In decades and centuries past, most of America had a basic shared worldview and values system that somewhat reflected Scripture. This has rapidly diminished since the 1960s. Since the 1980s, it has been argued that the church has not grown tremendously through conversion, but rather through transfer growth as churches close and new ones are planted. Young people are no longer being drawn to Christian ‘events’ as in times past. The old ways that the American Church experienced growth are being left behind, and our large buildings and programs just might also be in the rearview mirror....
Huxley, Christianity and the Right to be Unhappy
When is the last time you were unhappy? Hurt? Distressed? Felt stressed and pressured, but you had no way out? When is the last time you felt guilt over your own wrong doing? When is the last time you were uncomfortable both physically and emotionally?...
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The Day Our Capitol was Sacked
As the rest of the world sat and watched the events unfold in our nation’s capitol, I could not believe my eyes. In my lifetime, things were happening that my grandchildren and beyond would read and study about in history books. I pulled my children beside me, and tried my best to explain to them what was happening. I love my nation, I am proud to be an American, and as my kids walked away, tears of anger flowed. ...
A Response to the Election Results: How should we feel and what do we do now?
How do we as a church respond to the election results? By keeping our eyes focused on what has always remained: the Great Commission. ...
Immanuel's Guide to the 2020 Election: Raising Our Ambitions
The Church must raise its ambitions far beyond the White House, and look to our neighbors. ...