By The Well Staff A WEEKLY CASE OF THE MONDAYS On Monday morning your alarm goes off, sounding the start of the work week. If you are like most people, you will not jump out of bed quoting the clever sentiments you will later post on your Instagram about kicking Monday in the face. Like most people, your wit doesn’t …
By Jonathan Ellis Christian, do not be surprised by trials. “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.” 1 Are you surprised when encountering trial as …
By Matt Watson In this series we have looked at how good things turned into ultimate things become bad things. Anything we put our hope in and elevate above God is an idol. This takes the form of things like money, success, power, and glory. Yet there are other more subtle idols that may be hidden. Left ignored they will …
By Solomon White In the pantheon of the public sector come demigods of political parties, little elephants and donkeys prancing around vying for our vote and our worship. The trap of patriotic idolatry is an easy one to fall into as, with the other idols we discussed, it can make a good thing into an ultimate thing, which is a …
By Solomon White Superstar quarterback Tom Brady once posted a photo of all six of his Super Bowl rings on Instagram. The caption read, “Do you know which ring is my favorite? ….The Next One!!!” While that sounds like a smooth line from an athletic legend, it reveals an underlying satisfaction problem by someone who seems to already have it …
By The Well Staff Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” The 2020 COVID pandemic was a seismic event that left the global economy shaken and reminded us that there …
By The Well Staff Exodus 20:1-4 “And God spoke all these words, saying, ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven …
By Al Johnson THE TRINITY As Christians we believe and worship one God who eternally exists in three equally divine persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Each member of the Trinity is fully and equally God, existing in an eternal relationship with one another. This does not mean that we worship three gods. Likewise, we do not …
By Al Johnson LOVE THE SHEEP All leaders at some point have to make tough decisions, it’s part of being a leader. Likewise, God calls pastors to lead, feed, and protect the flock He has entrusted to their care. That means when the time comes for a pastor to make a tough decision he must be ready to stand up …
By Matt Watson In this series, we will explore Jesus’ family tree, looking at some key figures and their lives as told in Scripture. We believe the church is in part a family, and so we look to Christ’s family to help us see our own sin better, but also to know and worship Jesus even more. There is a …
