Sermon, Podcast Material Wealth and Spiritual Health (James 5:1–6) Warnings are helpful if heeded. To overlook or ignore signs of caution is to risk varying degrees of inconvenience, pain, and tragedy. Consider, for Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd August 18, 2019
Sermon, Podcast The Perennial Temptation to Play God (James 4:13–17) The closing stanza of William Henley’s famous poem, Invictus, reads: “It matters not how strait the gate / How charged with punishments the scroll Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd August 11, 2019
Sermon, Podcast Pridefully Swinging God’s Gavel (James 4:11–12) The New Testament paints a very hopeful picture of what the church is supposed to look like. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, members of Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd August 4, 2019
Sermon, Podcast How to be a God-Pleasing Show-Off (James 2:14–26) If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? This famous philosophical thought experiment Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd July 7, 2019
Sermon, Podcast The Incompatibility of Faith and Favouritism (James 2:1–13) In his years as a student, Mahatma Gandhi spent time reading the biblical gospels. He came to believe that Jesus’ teachings provided the solution Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 30, 2019
Sermon, Podcast In the Museum of God’s Goodness, Salvation is a Masterpiece (James 1:16–18) I remember my parents, when I first got my driver’s licence, putting certain rules in place in order to help me most enjoy my Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 16, 2019
Sermon, Podcast Tried but Triumphant: Our Hardships through God’s Eyes (James 1:1–15) “In this life you will have trouble” (John 16:33). This was Jesus’ promise to his disciples just hours before he went to the cross. Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 9, 2019
Sermon, Podcast God’s Grace to Keep Us Saved We all want the people we love to know they are loved. We don’t want our family members and friends left wondering if our Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 2, 2019
Sermon, Podcast True Joy: What It Is and Where To Find It (Psalm 100:1–5) One of the most potentially powerful evangelistic tools Christians have is a sincere joy in the Lord. The world may laugh at our commitment Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd May 26, 2019
Sermon, Podcast God’s Gracious Provision for His Needy Soldiers (Ephesians 6:10–24) No responsible government sends soldiers who are untrained, under-resourced, and unarmed into a war zone about which they know nothing. That would be irresponsible Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd May 12, 2019
Sermon, Podcast “Follow Me”: An Open and Enduring Invitation (Mark 15:40–16:8) Long road trips are often more enjoyable in theory than in reality and contain moments when excitement and novelty are replaced by restlessness and Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd April 21, 2019
Sermon, Podcast Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire (Mark 11:1–25) If your tooth is sensitive and it hurts to smile, you probably have a dental issue to address. If your car is rattling and Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd April 14, 2019