Journal
Exhortations, meditations, and encouragement from and for Cities Church
hear exhortations on:
Christmas Is for Sinners
Questions aren’t just for solving problems and requesting new information. Sometimes questions make a point.
Waiting for Truth in the Midst of Lies
The greatest threat to us during our waiting is not what people can do to us, but it’s what our own hearts are tempted to believe.
Waiting for Deliverance in the Midst of Oppression
One of the most striking things about Advent is the way that it seeks to combine longing for future deliverance with present joy in the midst of waiting.
Waiting for Light in the Midst of Darkness
Advent is the season of the year when the Church testifies that we are waiting for Jesus.
No Good Thing Does He Withhold
Whatever God gives or whatever God keeps, whenever he is a sun or whenever he is a shield, he is doing both for our ultimate good.
Everyday Repentance
Why didn’t the repentance in Ninevah last, and what can we learn from it?
The Unusual Way of God
Our God does things differently from what we might think. He does not operate like we do as self-serving people.
Confess Temptation, Avoid Devastation
Too often, we wait until there is a great fall. We feel the tug of temptation. A thought. An attitude. But we stay silent. Don't forget this is war...
Life Groups: Why? What? How?
This exhortation takes closer look at the why, what, and how of Life Groups at Cities Church.
Hope Amid Hopelessness
One of the things I look forward to each fall is the new TV line-up.
Day of the Lord and the Lord’s Day
One of the central themes of the Minor Prophets is the Day of the Lord. It shows up explicitly for the first time in Joel.
God and Us
What does God have to do with me? How we answer this question is the most important thing about us.