Hypothetical Grace?

There is no such thing as hypothetical grace. Many of us like to plan our lives down to the nth degree and spend much time fretting about ‘what if?’ scenarios that may never happen. There’s nothing wrong with planning, and certainly I would say there’s nothing wrong...

Learning Through Imitation

One of the first ways we learn is through imitation. We see someone doing something and we copy them. We hear speech and learn to speak ourselves by imitating what we hear. It’s so interesting (and often amusing) to watch children learn through imitation, to see them...

Seeing The Invisible

Christians believe in a spiritual, invisible dimension to life, that there is more to life than meets the eye, so to speak. Our five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell) are invaluable to navigating life on earth (though many people prove they can live...

Leah and Rachel

Dave spoke tonight from Gen 29:15-30, the story of Jacob’s marriages to Leah and Rachel. The marriage to Leah was not Jacob’s idea; the schemer found himself outsmarted by his uncle Laban. Often, we focus on Jacob’s love and loyalty to Rachel...