Keep Moving Forward

I’ve been reading in Deuteronomy recently and meditating on God’s deep desire for us to be so in love with Him, but I jumped back to Exodus and was challenged by this passage to keep moving forward and fighting for our love for Him each day. As the Israelites stood in front of the red [...]

KIDstuff Start-Up / WEEK 1

Hmmm….complete surrender = peace and joy. You do not see the word ‘easy’ ;) You all know Joshua 1:9 ‘Be strong and courageous’….back it up to Joshua 1:7 ‘Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to [...]

The ROCK’s New Years Aid 2009

MBC Loudoun Team: Last night was definitely one to remember. God moved in a powerful way from conversations between staff volunteers and students, to the gospel message, to in between games and nausea. I wanted to just give you a quick update from last night. Many, many MBC Loudoun students showed up last night with [...]

A Few Good Books

I wanted to list out some of the books I read in 2008 and encourage you to consider reading them in 2009. Apostasy from the Gospel, by John Owen Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, ed. by John Piper and Justin Taylor Contending for Our All, by John Piper Vintage Jesus, by Mark Driscoll The [...]

The Focus of Our Lives

“I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:10-11 I read this the other day and thought to myself…do I think and dream over my personal [...]

Becoming Fruit Bearing Trees

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.  He is a like a tree planted by streams [...]