by Mike Crump | Sep 29, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Church, Featured, Gospel, Rest
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10a I remember being a teenager and hearing the beginning of Psalm 46:10 quoted all the time. That was the mid 90’s and there seemed to be a way of thinking about life in the church that was often summed up in the saying,...
by Kevin Haglund | Sep 18, 2024 | Christian Life, Church, Featured, Worship
Few topics within church circles stir as much debate and discussion as the topic of worship. In fact, there is an old adage that when Satan fell, he landed in the choir loft! Of course, most of the controversy involves musical style. Musical preferences run deep! When...
by Mike Crump | Aug 29, 2024 | Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Parenting, Purpose
I love compartmentalization. Organization and clear parameters in life help to provide clarity for decision making and future plans. Like a well designed closet, each item of clothing or every pair of shoes has its place and to disrupt that is to sow chaos, or at...
by Mike Crump | Jul 2, 2024 | Anxiety, Christian Life, Featured, Gospel, Suffering
“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecc. 1:2 The book of Ecclesiates is one of my favorite books of the Bible because of how honest it is about life in this temporal world. In many ways the “Preacher” of Ecclesiastes sounds...
by Mike Crump | May 22, 2024 | Christian Life, Church, Featured
The Christian life can be challenging. Day by day we strive towards Christ-likeness while feeling the weight of our own brokeness. This is why encouragement is so important. Followers of Jesus should be known as expert encouragers, seeking out opportunities to...
by Mike Crump | May 13, 2024 | Christian Life, Featured, Joy, Purpose
This past March I had the privilege of attending the Coram Deo conference with several other pastors from Heritage. While the trip down to North Carolina included the excitement of a minivan breakdown, roadside bbq, and pastor Dave in a tiny truck, the remainder of...
