Are You Available?
Are you available? If you stop and think about it, you are available in certain ways despite how busy you might be. Right now, you are available to read this blog post. Most likely sometime today you will be asked by your spouse or child or parent to do something and...
Don’t Miss an Opportunity
This is Easter weekend, and many Americans are thinking about Jesus. Many do not have a biblical understanding of Jesus, but a mixture of the COVID-19 pandemic and holiday traditions have them considering who this Jesus really is. Moreover, many will hear the gospel...
Better Together? Best Together? Only Together?
Perhaps one of the most obvious consequences of COVID-19 is that the way we do church has changed, at least temporarily. Not knowing when exactly we will meet in person means that “temporarily” is the situation for the present and near future. There’s no getting...
Jesus Changed My Life
Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Acts 8:4 In Acts 8 the church was being scattered due to persecution. Those who were following after Jesus Christ were being mistreated and harmed because they believed that Jesus was the Messiah....
The god of Normalcy
As many of you have no doubt discovered by now, Ohio’s stay-at-home order has been extended into May. This is a final answer, a final confirmation to whatever hopes we had of getting a sense of normalcy back. But it’s OK, because even though things around...
Extra Time or Less Time? Reminders and Resources
I am enjoying catching up with all of you, even if it’s from a distance. It’s interesting to hear how this sudden change of pace is impacting each family differently. For some, they are facing the challenge of children doing schoolwork at home, while...
Send Pastor Luke a Video
The church is not a collection of families. The church is family. We are not "family-friendly"; we are a family. The church is made up of brothers and sisters who are to be encouraging each other as we pursue Jesus Christ together. But during this time of...
Here’s How You Can Pray for Me
Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.” I often times want to get to a place in my life where I am confident with every decision that I make and every action that I take. When I was younger I...
The Elephant in the Room
Do you just wish COVID-19 would leave? Disappear? Well, we know it's not going anywhere anytime soon, so why not talk about the elephant in the room - God's Purpose? John 1:3 says, "All things were made through [Jesus], and without him was not any thing...
This Weekend
I've been able to interact with some of you the past couple of weeks but I am eager to be in person with you again. However, for the time being, we are not able to do so. We are going to go online this week and we are hopeful that everything will work...