Written by Dawn Rutan A couple weeks ago I was watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for the millionth time. One particular quote often catches my attention. When Harry is feeling alone in his fight against the enemy, Voldemort, Luna Lovegood tells him, “I suppose that’s how he wants you to feel… […]
The following quote from Nancy Guthrie was shared during our recent sermon series on prayer, and is worth revisiting regularly. The full article can be found here: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/praying-past-preferred-outcomes “If we really believe that God is purposeful in suffering, that our suffering is not meaningless or random, shouldn’t that affect how we pray about the suffering in
Written by Dawn Rutan In Sunday’s sermon, Pastor Matt shared the example of Rick Warren’s decision not to increase his standard of living as he started receiving significant income from his book sales. We were challenged to increase our standard of giving rather than our standard of living. This reminded me of a quote I
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Written by Dawn Rutan It seems like the holiday season gets harder every year. Besides trying to shop for gifts on a budget, there are all the parties and gatherings, decorating, colder weather, travel, and attempting to remember the real reason for Christmas. And for accountants, there’s the added fun of trying to close out
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Written by Dawn Rutan In my “year in Romans 8” I just made a new connection. Verse 15 (ESV) says, “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry ‘Abba! Father!’” I suddenly wondered, since Paul
Written by Dawn Rutan Since Sunday’s sermon on hypocrisy from Mark 7:1-13 I’ve been thinking about some of the evidence of hypocrisy in our world. This week it’s Starbucks cups, glaciers in the malls, and “Merry Christmas” being debated by many who honor God with their lips, but their hearts are far from Him. I’m