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Suffering and Holiness
Reading: …for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin… (1 Peter 4:1) Meditation: We’ve lost the desire to be holy,...

Pastor Joseph
May 7, 20203 min read
Mistrust and Me First
Reading: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. (Matthew 6:33) Meditation: Why is it so easy to slip into pursuing our own...

Pastor Joseph
May 5, 20202 min read
Irony and the Cross
Reading: God disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in it (i.e. the cross). (Colossians...

Pastor Joseph
May 2, 20202 min read
Shame, Glory, and the Strange Work of God
Reading: And there followed him a great multitude of people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. (Luke 23:27)...

Pastor Joseph
May 1, 20202 min read
God's Will Is Good
Reading: “Not my will, but yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42) Meditation: I don’t know about you, but I find these to be some of the most...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 30, 20202 min read


Food Drive Today
Don't forget to bring your non-perishable food items to Woodland Church to benefit Second Harvest and to provide food to those in need....

Pastor Joseph
Apr 28, 20201 min read
Gospel Process
Reading: “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.” (Philippians 1:27) Meditation: Is the way I’m living worthy of...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 25, 20203 min read
The Root of True Service Is Humility
Reading: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3)...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Comfort in Times of Trouble
Reading: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Hope In the Last Hour
Someone else's story told me by someone else. Kirk Durston's "Lessons from the Last Hours of a Person's Life." There is hope here....

Pastor Joseph
Apr 21, 20201 min read
He Knows You; He Loves You
Reading: Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. But...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 18, 20202 min read
Why, God? Why?
Durston's reflections may help you with your own. "When Someone Asks Me Why God Allows COVID-19..." by Kirk Durston...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 17, 20201 min read
One More Look at Good Friday (and Easter)
And article from a friend from seminary. "Good Friday Tells Us What's Wrong with the World, Easter Tells Us What's Right" by Dustin...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 17, 20201 min read
Feed On His Word
Reading: “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the living God.” (Matthew 4:4) Meditation:...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 16, 20203 min read
God's Holy Love
Reading: Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 16, 20203 min read
On Consumer Christianity
This piece should give us all a lot to think about. What do we really value about our Christianity? Is it just another thing to consume?...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 15, 20201 min read
On Being Transformed
Reading: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 14, 20202 min read
Grace for Otis
What a great meditation on law and grace from one of the American classics, The Andy Griffith Show. "That's All There Is to It: When...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Love God
"The Meaning of Life: The Love You Were Made For and Have Always Wanted" by Kirk Durston. https://www.kirkdurston.com/blog/lovegod

Pastor Joseph
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Just a Reminder
Just a reminder to join us tomorrow for our Easter service at 10:30 a.m. It will, of course, be a virtual service, and you can tune in on...

Pastor Joseph
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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