"If I perish, I perish."  "No reserves.  No retreats.  No regrets."  These are 2 quotes. From 2 persons.  Born in 2 separate continents.  One from a young woman; the other from a young man.  Yet it is here that the differences stop and the commonality of the 2 comes in to full view.  That commonality is Christ.  That commonality is not only Christ, but the belief that Christ is worth it.  But it is such a vague pronoun.  What is it? ...

I believe that this is precisely where our church, Kirby Woods in the midst of a revival that began far longer than 3 days ago, finds itself today-- Sitting at the feet of Jesus .  Hearing Him speak into our hearts and lives, gently through the glory of His Holy Spirit within each of His children.  Isn't this where revival takes place?  At His feet, rather than on our feet.  Isn't that how the story of Mary and Martha played out; and if we are honest, isn't that how the...

Rules are meant to enhance the enjoyment of something.  Growing up playing basketball, I was grateful for the rules that governed the game.  Though they bound you to a rectangular area on the floor, they freed you to play together. It would have been chaos if the rule of "one ball at a time" wasn't enforced.  Or the rule of traveling was simply ignored. These kinds of rules are a good thing.  In the Christian life there are these kinds of rules.  Rules written...

About 3 weeks ago we began a series unoriginally entitled Love, Dating, Marriage and Sex .  We began with the foundational truth that all of life, even Love, Dating, Marriage and Sex, is for the glory of God.  We also acknowledged that romantic, sexual love was created by God and is something that is extremely powerful; as it paints a picture of and points us to--Christ.  Love's power makes people do crazy things.  As we launched into the series we have decided to look at...

Because you asked me to, here are the notes from 2.10.10.  Please be reminded that the notes for these messages are an assortment of personal preparation, book reading, sermon listening and conversations with men like Edd Lawrence and others on staff at Kirby Woods.:)  But regardless of the source, they have all been filtered through the grid of Scriptural truth and personal conviction--- believed to be rooted in Scriptural truth.  If this is helpful, please comment... I need to know if this is...

So I am a couple days behind in my reading due to a slight detour and distraction; and I am not doing that well at this blog thing--ever since Steven May shot my first 2 posts out of the water:).  Jk Steven!  But tonight I found myself reading Genesis 17 and the story of the Israelites and the Amalekites.  And as I came across verse 12, I couldn't help but think--I am so grateful for the Aarons and the Hurs that God has placed in my life.  The people who God has given a common goal; a common...

Abram was a great man of faith. The books of James, Hebrews, Galatians and Romans all speak of Abraham as one whose faith was exemplary.  As you have been tracking through God's word you have undoubtedly come across Genesis 12 by now.  This chapter stands out for many reasons.  It is the chapter where God calls Abram, where God covenants with Abram ;and where Abram stands up and sets out to a land he knows nothing about...except that God has called him to go there.  And in this we see a...

  Romantic, sexual love is an experiential language meant to point us to God; a language that shows us a depth of His love for His people that no other love shows.  Ephesians 5 tells us that God has placed in the heart of man a passion for woman that leads him to pursue and protect her.  And in this passion he has painted a picture on the canvas of creation that displays Christ’s passion for and pursuit of His people.  This passion was hotwired into the DNA of Adam.  The same passion,...