By Katherine Hilzer To know Jesus is to have a relationship with him. Given this remarkable truth, it makes perfect sense that we also encounter Jesus through relationships with one another. I got to know … Read More
Here We Stand
Anniversaries mark the passage of years for an important event. They are a time to reflect, be thankful, and recommit. Some anniversaries are personal. Donna and I celebrated 44 years of marriage this past July … Read More
Prayer is Not a Spiritual Gift
By Vijay Jayaraman On Saturday, June 3rd, about 100 of us met on our church campus in one-hour shifts for 12 hours to pray for the fullness of God in the church and the expansion … Read More
Five Reasons Why I Hate to Pray
I hate to pray. It shouldn’t be so. After all, I’m a pastor. I’m supposed to love prayer, right? But—I will say it again—I hate to pray. Okay, maybe hate is a bit of an … Read More
The Why And What Of Homegroups At SBCC
If you’ve been around here much, you will have heard homegroups mentioned quite a bit. As a church family, we are deeply invested in small group discipleship. Our mission at SBCC is to be a … Read More
The Tech-Wise Family
Ten years ago a little glowing rectangle was invented, and the world has never been the same since. I am talking about the iPhone or, more generally, the smartphone. In 2007 our computers moved from … Read More
Lent, Life, and Gratitude
We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. –Abraham Lincoln, 1863 If I were called upon to identify briefly the principal trait of … Read More
Looking for Justice
By Jim Johnson I’ve been thinking a lot about justice lately. Mainly because of the circumstances in my life over the last year. To be honest, it has probably been the hardest year of … Read More
The Lost Virtue of Contentment
We are living in a cultural moment where discontentment is being promoted with breathtaking zeal. Lack of contentment is in the social air we all breathe. Many in our society are focused on making us … Read More
Post-Election Predictions
On Wednesday, November 9, most Americans will wake up in a state of disgruntled relief. We will have chosen our next president, and we will be relieved because the campaigning will have finally come to … Read More