by Andy Steen | Oct 31, 2019 | Crucifixion, Daily Life, Gospel, Gratitude, Remembrance
I’ve been plowing through the Gospel of John for my morning devotions lately. I don’t mean plowing in the sense that I was carefully working through the text; I’m afraid I’ve been going through it on autopilot because it’s so familiar. Coming up to chapter 19,...
by Andy Steen | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
What is the Lord’s Supper, exactly? Is it magic? A mystery? Is it just a memory? You know the story: on the night Jesus was betrayed, he took bread and broke it, saying “this is my body given for you, do this in remembrance of me.” After supper he took a cup of...
by Andy Steen | Sep 18, 2019 | Accountability, Christian Living, Commitment, Daily Life, Encouragement, Member of Church, Obedience, Relationships
On Sunday mornings our family tries to bring our A-game to church. Everyone has bathed within recent memory, teeth have been brushed, hair has been combed, and we’re tastefully dressed, mismatched socks notwithstanding. But our outward appearance may have little to...
by Andy Steen | May 30, 2019 | Blog
So it turns out that as a Christian I still struggle with sin. Or to put it another way, I still sin. Unfortunately, this will continue as long as I am in this mortal body. But as one pastor has famously said, “as Christians we will not be sinless, but we should sin...
by Andy Steen | May 1, 2019 | Blog, Commitment, Community, Member of Church, Sound Doctrine, The Church
When a bride and groom take the time and thought to recite vows they have written themselves, you can tell they really have it together. I mean, these are people who just dwell on another level than most of us. I for one was happy to repeat what Pastor Lloyd told me...
