Posts by Lindsay Hoeflinger

Britton Bishop // March 27, 2022 Jesus fed people. They didn’t crucify him for that. Jesus healed people. They didn’t crucify him for that either. Jesus cared for widows, orphans, the poor, the marginalized, the outcast, and the abused but they didn’t kill him for that. Why did they kill Jesus? Because of his preaching,…

John Vermilya // February 13, 2022 The topic of the second coming of Jesus tends to get Christians really worked up or somewhat embarrassed.  But Jesus was very clear and had much to say about it.

Tim Burgess // March 6, 2022 Luke 16

John Vermilya // February 27, 2022 Some sins are committed openly and some are masked behind a respectable facade. Neither one deserves forgiveness, but God’s lavish love and grace have nothing to do with deserving.

John Vermilya // February 20, 2022 Religious leaders invited Jesus to try and discredit him. Instead the Son of God schooled them, exposed their pride, and taught them the requirement for all those who hope to see heaven. 

John Vermilya // February 6, 2022 Religious people believe that transformation happens from the outside-in, by following the rules and managing sin. But real change happens from the inside-out, and that heart work can only be done by the Holy Spirit.

John Vermilya // January 9, 2022 Jesus came to seek and save the lost and enlist His people into that mission. But we have built-in forgetters, are sometimes ruled by fear and doubt, and need to be reminded that every Christian has a job to do.

John Vermilya // January 23, 2022 Everyone puts their faith in something. And at some point every honest person struggles with doubt. So what does it mean when your faith is in God but doubts still creep in? Does doubt negate faith, or mean you’re not a Christian?

John Vermilya // December 12, 2021 Being lost in life is one of the worst feelings in the world. Being lost and not knowing you are lost is tragic. In Luke’s Gospel we see that the way home for the lost is only found in Jesus.

John Vermilya // December 5, 2021 David was a shepherd, soldier, musician, outlaw, king, and poet. He was also an adulterer, murderer, and not so good husband and father. How was he a man after God’s own heart?