From the Desk of Pastor Nick

Beloved, Below you will find a family worship devotion for question 7 of the Shorter Catechism. What a blessing it is to know and serve the Sovereign of the universe! Yours in Christ, Pastor Nick Recite Q. 7. What are the…

Beloved, Below you will find a family worship devotion for question 6 of the Shorter Catechism. If you are desirous to explore this theme more deeply, check out the four sermons on the Trinity in our Knowing God sermon series…

Beloved, In my last sermon on James, I emphasized that we must be careful not to project the deceit of one person onto all people. It’s very easy to do this when we’ve been blindsided by lies—to start believing that…

Beloved, Below you will find a family worship devotion for question 5 of the Shorter Catechism. On a different note, applications for Discipleship 101 are now open. You can access the application HERE. More information about this new course can…

Beloved, Last Friday, we had a rough night with Vos. He was complaining of pain in his legs when he went to bed, and then he woke up an hour later crying. Tessa, being the gracious mama that she is,…

Beloved, Below is a family worship devotion for question 3 of the Shorter Catechism. It is a fitting theme for us to consider as we continue to look at God’s revealed will for Israel in Exodus 21:1-11 this coming Sunday.…

Beloved, We come this week to the second question of the Shorter Catechism which in God’s providence serves to prepare us for both sermon texts for this coming Sunday, each of which draws our attention to the central place of…

Beloved, We are beginning our exposition of the 107 questions and answers of the Shorter Catechism today. I’m designing these weekly devotions to be read aloud and to be comprehended by children (with the goal of eventually compiling them into…

Beloved, After the evening service last week, the session approved the small book I wrote during this year’s study break to be distributed to the members of our church. Prepared to Partake: Discipling Our Children Toward the Table is a unique resource,…

Beloved, It is unfortunate that when most American evangelicals hear the word “catechism” today, they either scratch their heads in confusion or assume we are capitulating to Roman Catholicism. This shows just how far we have departed from our roots. Historically, it…

This week I started working through an amazing book in private worship by John Owen titled The Reason of Faith. I’ll spare you from its longer title which, in typical Puritan fashion, is fifty-two words in length! It is a treatise…

The last two decades have given rise to a proliferation of books on burnout and self-care. There is much help to be found in some of these works, particularly those written from a Christian perspective. We need reminders like the…