Psalm 51
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Conflict is an inevitable aspect of all of our relationships. However, there are times when we find ourselves in unnecessary conflict that could have been avoided if we had not overvalued our perspective of the situation. Using the story of the people of Israel in conflict with one another in Joshua 22, Pastor Derrick challenges…(Read More)
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It is so easy to go through life believing the lie that God does not see us or care about us, however, nothing could be further from the truth. In Luke 13, Jesus sees the woman/”Daughter of Abraham” and freed her from her crippling disability. Pastor “Salt” challenges us from this text to reject…(Read More)
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Acts 1
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Recently, I was reviewing a list of blogs that are part of my routine reading and I came across an essay written by Chase Davis, a friend and fellow pastor in the state of Colorado. Because he is a white man pastoring a rather homogeneous church in an equally homogeneous community, I was interested…(Read More)
Pastor Salt takes a closer look at the “mission” to which we are all called. That mission is to tell other people the “Good News” or as we say at The Embassy “To Make God Famous”! He looks at four qualifications Christ gave us for being a disciple and shares how we…(Read More)
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Hospitality is characterized by creating space to welcome strangers and take care for their needs. For those who are in Christ, hospitality is not to be bought and sold; it’s to be given away freely (Matthew 25 and 2nd Kings 4). This is contrary to how hospitality is often framed for us when viewing…(Read More)
In celebration of the birth of Christ, Pastor Brandon reminds us that the baby Jesus grew up and is now King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords. The appropriate response of everyone who places their faith in Jesus is not merely a celebration of the benefits of salvation, but an all encompassing surrender…(Read More)
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