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Living for the Weekend: Maundy Thursday
Like most of you, I work a 9-5 job Monday through Friday. I have a job description. I have a boss. I have expectations. Like many of you, I often feel like the job description and the expectations drive my life. There are times when I feel as if I don’t get enough time to … [Read more…]
Sacred Selfie: One With Christ, January 6, 2019
We kicked off a brand new teaching series at The Hills Church called, Sacred Selfie. In this series, we are reflecting on what we see when we look at our own selfies. When you look at your own image, what do you see? If you’re like most people, you see things that need fixed. You … [Read more…]
Tom Talks: Straight Outta Context, “Love Never Fails”
In this talk, I wrestle with the popular passage often read during weddings, 1 Corinthians 13, often called the love chapter. If Paul’s famous description of love is true, why does it often feel far less perfect than he describes it? This message was also delivered on the day following the worst anti-semitic attack in … [Read more…]
Tom Talks: Straight Outta Context, “I Know the Plans I Have for You…”
In this message, I unveil the full story surrounding the ever famous passage of scripture, Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you” may be scribed with tasty icing on countless cakes celebrating graduations, promotions, raises, and other exciting occasions, but the true context and original meaning of these ancient words wasn’t … [Read more…]
Tom Talks: Straight Outta Context, “God Never Gives More Than You Can Handle”
Whenever we go through tough times, inevitably someone will seek to encourage you by saying, “God never gives us more than we can handle.” Sounds like scripture, right? Sounds true, right? Wrong. In this fourth installment of “Straight Outta Context” I tackle this popular misquote and set the record straight about whether or not you’ll … [Read more…]
Tom Talks: Straight Outta Context, “Judge Not.”
John 3:16 is the most FAMOUS passage of scripture but Matthew 7:1 certainly holds the title of the most INFAMOUS passage. Used as a “get out of jail” free card as well as justification for never pursuing a lifestyle of accountability, “judge not yet, lest ye be judged” is one of the most abused and … [Read more…]