Valentine’s Day brings together two central themes of the Bible: Love and Sacrifice.  My brief wiki search tells me that St. Valentine lived in the 3rd century and was martyred during Claudius II’s reign.  The legend goes that he was killed for sharing the...

We have a confession: Nobody has the actual, original, hand-written books of the Bible.  What’s more, it is possible to make a mistake when you make a copy of the Bible, the Holy Spirit doesn’t stop you.  There are even parts (very small parts) of...

Make time this month to prepare you children’s hearts for Christmas. One way to do this is by picking up the December family devotional packet in the Hope Kids area on Sunday morning. (If you want an electronic copy, just send me an email at seth@hopechurchutah.com.)...

Today’s post is from an English Pastor named Charles Spurgeon.  Spurgeon wrote a series of devotionals called Morning and Evening.  I think this one is especially fantastic.  The language was updated for modern readers by Alistair Begg.  You can see the post on...

I’m easily overwhelmed. Maybe that’s not the right word. Stupefied. That’s closer. There are topics, issues, subjects that I’m just not equipped to handle. I can’t understand why the Millennium started in 2001 instead of 2000. You can...

How should you pray for your kids? Last week I suggested praying for their salvation. Secondly, target your prayers at specific sin issues. Pray about specific sins you see in your child’s life, such as lying, impatience, anger, stealing, laziness, and disobedience....

If I found a key on the road, and discovered it fit and opened a particular lock at my house, I would assume most likely that the key was made by the lock maker. And if I find set of teachings set out in pre-modern oriental society that has proven itself of such...

One of the more doubt-inducing statements Christ spoke was this: Never be anxious about what we eat or what we wear because our Father knows what we need. Never? In the time it takes me to write this post, someone will have starved. Probably several someones. Probably...

How should you pray for your kids? There are numerous things to pray for, but what are the most important? At the top of the list should be salvation. Pray that God would save them from their sins. How? By repenting of their sin and placing their faith in the work...

At the beginning of this year, I went through minor surgery, so minor in fact, that I was awake throughout. As I looked at the instruments, remembered the description of the procedure, and contemplated the cutting and poking and burning and sewing that was going to...