The Blog
Pastoral writing on faith, doubt, culture, and everyday life with Jesus, from the pastors and leaders of Christchurch Miami.
Apologetics Christ Is King. Freedom Is Not Guaranteed.
A pastor and military chaplain on the cost of freedom, the consequences of silence, and the responsibility of Christian citizenship.
Sermon Blog But God Remembered Noah: The Grace at the End of the Flood
A Jewish friend asked me if I really believe the story of Noah. Genesis 8 answers with four words that change everything: But God remembered Noah.
Sermon Blog When You Feel Like God Has Forgotten You
Kent Keller stopped on three words in Genesis 8 this week: But God remembered Noah. If you feel like God has forgotten you, that line is for you.
Sermon Blog When You're Afraid Your Faith Isn't Strong Enough
Afraid your faith isn't strong enough to hold on to God? Genesis 7 says the LORD shut Noah in. You were never the one holding the door. He is.
Sermon Blog Safe in the Ark: Who Really Shut the Door
James Drake on Genesis 7. The whole gospel hides in five words: the LORD shut him in. Noah didn't save himself, and neither do you. Christ is the ark.
Holidays Halloween
Halloween carries two histories — a Christian one (All Saints' Eve) and a pagan one (Samhain) — never fully separated. Here's the real origin, and how to mark the night with faith instead of fear.
History Top Ten Ways the Reformation Changed the World
Sola Scriptura was the "time bomb" that set off the Protestant Reformation. Here are ten ways it reshaped education, science, government, and the world you live in today.
Sermon Blog When You're Doing Everything Right and It's Not Working
You're doing everything right and it's not working. James Drake on Genesis 6 and Noah: we aren't called to be successful. We're called to be faithful.
Sermon Blog Faith in a Corrupt World: Genesis 6 and the Grace of Noah
James Drake on Genesis 6, the darkest chapter in Foundations. In a world where every thought was only evil, Noah found grace he never earned.
Sermon Blog Doing a Lot for God but Don't Feel Close to Him?
James Drake put his finger on something in Genesis 5: you can spend your whole life doing things for God and still not feel close to Him. Genesis points somewhere better.
Sermon Blog Leaving a Legacy: Genesis 5 and the Life That Actually Counts
Genesis 5 is the chapter everyone skips, until you meet Enoch. A life isn't measured by the miles you walk, but by who you walk with.
History Christopher Columbus: Great Man or Monster?
Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day? Kent Keller on the explorer's real record: his voyages, his cruelty, his faith and his sense of calling. A great man, and a greatly flawed one.