Theology in the Dirt

Jesus’ prayer for his work on the cross is powerful and effective, his work is going to provide eternal life for all those who the

John 17:1-5 (CSB) 1 Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the

John 16:23-33 (CSB) 23 “…Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you. 24 Until now you have

Jesus tells the disciples that they will weep but their sorrow will turn to joy. Whether it is spiritual blindness or just refusal to accept

John 15:1-16 (CSB) 1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in me that does not produce fruit

Peter has declared his willingness to die for Jesus if necessary, and Jesus has let Peter know what is about to take place, among these

John 1-12 takes us on a fast and robust journey through Jesus’ 3 years of public ministry. John’s mostly Gentile audience learns about Jesus’ identity

‘In his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus discloses and reveals the very nature of the kingdom of God. He shows us what it is like

John 11:25-27 (CSB) 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies,

John 10:14-18 (CSB) 14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me,

People alienated from God due to the curse of sin come up with some strange theological conclusions. People who claim to know God come up

John 8:48-59 (CSB) 48 The Jews responded to him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you’re a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49 “I do

John 7 captures the ominous nature of the conflict between the Light of the World and the dark kingdom immediately.  John 7:1 (CSB) 1 After

Jesus is sent by the Father on a mission to redeem a people from the curse of sin and restore creation back to its original

The gospel writers record for us Jesus sending out his disciples to do the work. These are prototype “missions” that are framework builders for us

Jesus is on the Father’s mission to make the way for all those who the Father has given to him to come to him in

John 3:5-8 (CSB) 5 Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of

John 2:23-25 (CSB) While he was in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival, many believed in his name when they saw the signs he was doing.

Resurrection: John 1 “The events of the biblical story do not begin in history, or even with God’s first act of creation Genesis 1:1. Other

Good Monday! We had the joy of sitting down with Harold Campbell to talk about some of his life’s story he so eloquently captured in

Raised with Christ, so what now? Remember, we are studying through Colossians to study Paul’s explicitly stated gospel purpose of presenting everyone mature in Christ. 

I’m on year 29 of reading through the Old Testament once per year and the New Testament and Psalms twice per year. May I just

One thing Bob Roberts always pressed on me as a young leader is to never give extended time to people who are unwilling to meet

Good Friday everyone! Today we had a fun group of young men in the office I get the honor of investing in, and we discussed

Faith in Jesus and submission to Jesus Maturity is not moving on from the simple faith of following Jesus. Maturity is moving “farther up and

Good Monday! Our last episode of TID was one in which we opened up on the topic of setting boundaries as an issue of emotional

The wise Creator Jesus put together the intricate and glorious human being who he created in his image. That truth is loaded with glories to

Recap Our goal as a church is to get onto God’s path of faithful and disciplined obedience to his word to take us to maturity

Good Friday! Hey, today we have a guest in the office with us, Eric Croft. Eric is a local firefighter and member of TRC and