“Welcome to Red Door Church,” is a phrase that I have said hundreds of times on a Sunday morning to open our worship services. But this Sunday those words hit me different. Due to a fire our church is not worshipping at it’s normal location; we are meeting at a […]
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This sermon was originally preached at Red Door Church on January 18th, 2026. You can watch it here. We are back in Philippians this morning and we pick up where we left off in late November. Philippians is one of those books where almost every Christian has a verse they
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“Don’t preach to me!” Maybe you’ve heard that before from a friend or family member. What they mean is “Don’t lecture me,” or “Stop trying to tell me what to do.” None of us like being told what to do, especially if our conscience is telling us that maybe they’re
“I have no creed but the Bible,” is a common quip today in some church circles. As bold and spiritual as it may sound, it is actually very problematic. Some people hear the words sola Scriptura and think that it teaches what amounts to “no creed but the Bible.” But
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If you are like me, you may come from a tradition that does not celebrate Epiphany or that views many of the Christian feasts with suspicion. In recent years I have come to appreciate the Christian calendar and to see beauty in marking time by the acts of God in
In the United States today, for a great many people, Christmas is the time when you put up a tree and take the kids to the mall to see Santa Claus and tell him all the things they want for gifts. For others, Christmas is a family holiday, a time
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