As we gather together this Sunday for corporate worship, our Scripture lesson will come from John 18. The historical narrative takes place early Friday morning on the day Jesus is crucified. Jesus has already been illegally tried by the Jewish authorities and unjustly found guilty of the crime of blasphemy. He claimed to be the Son of God, and he … Read More

In two weeks, King’s Chapel will be hosting a book discussion on Stephen J. Nichols’ captivating and concise survey of the Protestant Reformation entitled The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World. Weighing in at 159 pages, the book  is a great introduction to the Reformation – including its main characters, their theology, and the cultures in … Read More

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on … Read More

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Have you ever been caught in a jam, where it seems like you cannot move forward or backwards? Have you ever received lots of free advice, and 99% of it was not helpful? Have you ever felt the weight of many eyes looking to you to “ figure it out”? Our lives today are very … Read More

By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. 1 John 4:17-18  The … Read More

“Merry Christmas!” I hear this seasonal greeting every year, and for much of my life it evoked happiness in the form of holly and mistletoe, time spent with family, festive food and music, pictures with Santa Claus, presents, and Christmas Carols. But in my early adult years, I greeted the Christmas season with mixed emotions. For the first time in … Read More

It’s December, one of my favorite months because it is the Christmas season! All this month we are all pretty much counting down the days until the big 25 – Christmas morning – when people all around the world will share presents with one another. Every year as a child I would, of course, make my Christmas list with all … Read More

This week we as a nation pause to have a day of national thanksgiving. We set aside our daily work and other activities to remember all that we can be thankful for. This past election season has given us plenty of opportunity to be less than thankful, depending on your voting decision. Thanksgiving offers us the time to shift our … Read More

This is the second part of a 2 part blog series on our Identity in the gospel. Identity is one of our core values at King’s Chapel because it is so important to who we are as believers and as a church. A misplaced or false identity rooted in earthly things will leave us burdened and empty. An identity rooted in … Read More

There is a chill in the breeze today. Summer is just about over and the fall season is upon us. September is one of the busiest months of the year. The kids are back to school, club programs have started, school sports, autumn festivals, and other outdoor activities. There is also the added pressure of house projects that need to get … Read More