
Hearers And Doers of God’s Word
With good teaching comes both a great temptation and a great opportunity…
Surprised? Why do I say this? Because merely hearing the word of God is good but not complete.


New Normals
Why is adapting to change so hard? How do we walk through these canyons of life? Discover how you can learn biblical ways to adjust to new normals in your life.

Book Review of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2019), 233 pages.

The Journey of Overcoming Ongoing Sin
Roller coasters are supposed to be fun, but struggling with ongoing sin and the ups and downs involved are anything but exhilarating…

Never Without Hope
While working the other day we received word that a critically ill patient was being transferred to our institution for more care and intervention…


Why Blue Christmas 2023
The Blue Christmas service seeks to acknowledge the complexities of loss, providing a space to lament the brokenness we experience in the world. Death is one form of loss. But there are many: loss of relationships, jobs, health, or unmet expectations or unfulfilled dreams. Through our lament and our presence, this service allows us to participate in recognizing that the world is not as it should be.

Thanks Grace Harbor: A Reflection on My Pastoral Internship
I have had the blessing to participate in a pastoral internship with you all since last September, 2022. This year has been one of the sweetest years of my life and I know that I will look back on it fondly in the years to come…

One to One/Two Discipleship: What Should We Do?
At Grace Harbor Church, we encourage each member to be involved in the life of other members. We often say, “If you do these basic things, you will thrive spiritually and relationally at Grace Harbor: be present Sunday morning and Sunday night, go to community group, and meet with someone one-on-one or two.” But where does meeting with someone fit into following Jesus and what should we do once we meet?

HAS COVID UNITED OR DIVIDED THE PEOPLE OF GOD?
We enter 2022 still dealing with the COVID-(20)19 pandemic. No doubt, this pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways…

Why Blue Christmas?
At Christmas, we see in Jesus that God is with us. He is not distant. God wants to be with us. And He wants to comfort you with His presence. Let us seek God together in our pain and imitate Him - “the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort” (2 Cor 1:3) - through our presence with one another.

Good Gossip
As members of a church living out our covenant with each other, unity is our goal and conflict is inevitable.

7 Principles for Reading Christian Books
1. The book should drive you towards the Bible, giving you a thirst to dig deeper into Scriptures…

Confess Your Sins
God provides a pathway for our forgiveness, healing and freedom through confession.

Life On Planet Earth
What is the meaning of life? Is there anything of which we can say we have lasting gain? What can we do about it?

Friends, not projects
We’ve found we are able to build relationships when we extend our need first, rather than imposing our service.

Serving: Fill the Gaps
Serving in church can be like a buffet line, people rush to get the good stuff while it’s still around…


Loving Elders Well
“Do my actions make my elder’s life difficult? Do I love them well? Do I understand, or even care, when I make their job difficult?”