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Amy Carhmichael Quotes Another book I read through this summer was a short biography by Iain Murray about Amy Carmichael. I had never read anything about her before, but was helped and encouraged reading through how God used her life. Murray’s biography was insightful in warning about the dangers of ‘hero worship’ of figures like […]
Machen “The Person of Jesus” Quotes Over this summer I read through the radio addresses of J. Gresham Machen that he gave back in the 1930’s shortly before his death. What a delightful read! Here’s some of the quotes I found most helpful. “We should never say with regard to a human friend that it […]
J.I. Packer “Knowing God” Quotes and Thoughts I just read through JI Packer’s “Knowing God” for the first time! (Kind of shocking it took my so long to read through it.) It truly is a classic. Here’s some quotes I found most helpful and insightful. “We are cruel to ourselves if we try to live […]
Evangelists’ Podcast Appearance One of my favorite podcasts is the ‘Evangelists Podcast,‘ hosted by a British evangelist named Glen Scrivener. This podcast always encourages me to share my faith with others and gives me practical steps. I had a great opportunity to serve with Glen on a mission week in Wootton, England this summer and […]
SUMMER CELEBRATION IN NAPERVILLE! On Wednesday June 14th our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting a SUMMER CELEBRATION event in downtown Naperville from 5-8. We’ll be at the Riverwalk Grand Pavilion and there will be free food, games, a choir concert and a hymn sing. If you are in Naperville area we would love […]
ONE YEAR OF WORSHIP IN DOWNTOWN NAPERVILLE Cross of Christ Fellowship recently celebrated ONE YEAR of worship services together in downtown Naperville. It is amazing to look back and see all the ways God has carried and sustained us and led us forward as a church. Here’s a video showing some of the highlights of […]
2 Different Ways of Understanding Justice: Naturalism and Christianity Naturalism is the view that there is no such thing as God or the supernatural or the spiritual world, all we are is matter acting up chance and time in a closed physical reality. This worldview leads to a radically different understanding of justice. Here’s a […]
Romans 9 Chapel Message Here’s a sermon I recently preached at Covenant Classical School in Naperville. The school is going through the book of Romans together and I got to preach on chapter 9! The chapel was made up of students kindergarten through high school. Romans 9 Covenant Classical School Chapel Message Students, teachers, administration, […]
The Good Life This week at Cross of Christ Fellowship we look at Matt 5:1-12, which are the Beatitudes. Jesus begins the ‘sermon on the mount’ with these 8 statements (the 8th is followed with an elaboration, which is the 9th statement). Each of the “beatitudes” are made up of 3 parts: 1 Category; 2 […]
Suburban Beatitudes: The Good Life for us in Suburbia Blessed are those who live in the suburbs, for theirs is the comfort, ease, and convenience of the American Dream. Blessed are those who maintain the facade of a perfect life and family, for theirs is the praise of neighbor and of co-worker. Blessed are those […]
