by Neil Ellis | Jun 6, 2021 | Sermons
God’s Family God’s Family Our passages today focus on reconciliation, the hard work of forgiveness. It might not look that way at first glance, as the passages have more finger pointing in them than words of forgiveness. However, if you dig deeper you...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 14, 2017 | Sermons
Today’s passage is simple enough. It isn’t about pointing a finger at Peter and telling him to have a deeper faith. It isn’t about us having a deeper or stronger faith than Peter demonstrates. Our passage this morning is about having the faith...
by Neil Ellis | Jan 31, 2017 | Prayer
Charles de Foucauld said, “It is more important to be human than to be religious.” It is an extraordinary statement because it is a faith statement. God addresses us in a very special way, sending his son to be a human being. Jesus did not come to be the...
by Neil Ellis | Oct 13, 2016 | Devotionals
Prayer is a challenging aspect of Christian devotional life. Challenging because it can often feel like a one way conversation. We don’t benefit from an active voice from God responding directly to our prayers in the same way that a spouse, child, parent or...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 9, 2015 | Devotionals
Doubting Thomas. It is a famous story. Truth is Thomas probably does not deserve the criticism he receives. We too would like to see. However, John’s gospel is more than just a story about what it took for Thomas to believe. It is a story about all of the...