Mike VanderKwaak

How can we more fully enjoy the GIFT of Sabbath in our lives? Delighting in Sabbath rest requires great intentionality.

We welcome Fred Sutherland, former Youth Pastor at Trinity CRC. Fred is currently studying at ACTS Seminary in hope of becoming involved in church planting or other mission work.

The story of the man blind from birth leads us to think about spiritual blindness. How do we see things from God's perspective? How do we discern God's will for our lives?

The theme of communication is one of the most frequent among the proverbs. To know how to speak well is an important part of wisdom. The book proclaims that life and death are in the power of the tongue. Which are you dealing out?

Proverbs 3 is one of the most memorable passages in the book of Proverbs. In it wisdom speaks and lays out steps towards wisdom. What makes us wise? How can we find wisdom? Proverbs 3 has important answers to those questions.

The strange parable of the shrewd manager found in Luke presents a different perspective on wealth than we usually assume. Proverbs has a lot to say about money, not glorifying wealth or poverty as each has their own dangers.

Proverbs 9 talks about the table of wisdom laid out with food and wine and foolishness that offers stolen water and food eaten in secret. These metaphors compare the path to life and the path to destruction.

The Old Testament analysis of foolishness is found in the book of Proverbs is set alongside Paul's discussion in 1 Corinthians about the foolishness of God.