Jan 10, 2012
Called to love and serve others despite of what they’ve done, or not…
Posted by Evan Whitman in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
I have never known anyone who hasn’t been hurt. All of us have been hurt. Many of us have been hurt deeply and suffer from the scars and lasting effects of pain, abuse, let down, disappointment, fill in the ____________. You get my point. Usually our common human response to pain is “They did this, or they did that”, and rightfully so, they probably did do said __________. We do suffer the consequences of others transgressions against us and I am by no means trying to diminish that. However the question I need to ask myself daily is Read More...
Apr 24, 2011
Easter with no bunnies, eggs or scavenger hunts
Posted by Evan Whitman in Worship | Comments (0)
Easter is arguably the most important “Holiday” in the Christian faith, and yet it probably the most misunderstood, abused and bastardized. Something perfect and beautiful died in our place and yet we spit in His face everyday with our actions, words, works and lack of faith in what He accomplished on the Cross that day. He died for us because we are helpless in ourselves and could never pay the debt. Ever wonder why hell is eternal? Those who are not in Him are punished eternally because not even the eternal pain and suffering (that some will face)Read More...
Aug 27, 2010
Personal Bible study, prayer and community? Huh…
Posted by Evan Whitman in Community | Comments (50)
Recently I had an awesome and inspiring conversation with a fellow brother who, as of late, hasn’t been attending Sunday morning gatherings or engaging in community whatsoever. I asked him how things were going, and he informed me that times have been tough. His family is experiencing serious health problems; there are tensions in his marriage and self confessed “my spiritual life is in the toilet”. I asked him, what are you doing about it? After minutes of conversation he told me that he hadn’t been reading or praying much lately and told meRead More...
