Recommended Resources: May 18, 2020
Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers” by Dane Ortlund Recommendation by Pastor Francis Chow It was the book’s subtitle and its language of “sinners” and “sufferers” that first caught my attention for how this might be a helpful and relevant resources, especially for ministry at Lighthouse. […]
Episode 34: Walking with the Wise
Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.” “We all walk with others. In this verse, walking is a metaphor for living life. We walk with others as we interact with people through conversation, emails, texts, what we read and who we listen to. We walk […]
Snapshots of Grace
If this blog post was simply our attempt to write a letter to all our beloved Lighthouse family telling you that we miss you, that would be an understatement… We really, really, REALLY miss you all so much! We are so thankful for your commitment to worshiping our God and continuing to love the church […]
Episode 33: Trust
“It all looks a little different right now, but in it all, we should be aspiring to glorify our Heavenly Father. Covid 19 should not push pause on our endeavors to honor Him. We need to be resolved even now to glorify God in whatever way we can. Everything needs to be about the Lord […]
Episode 32: Get Wisdom
“Instead of looking inside of ourselves or looking to this world, we gain wisdom by going to the Source of all wisdom, our Creator God who made this whole universe… In this season of uncertainty and even despair, let’s desire and seek out God’s wisdom as it will lead to hope to life and ultimate […]
Recommended Resources: May 11, 2020
Book Recommendation from a Pastor “The Gospel Comes With a House Key” by Rosaria Butterfield Recommendation by Pastor David Lee Few books have shaken me up as much as “The Gospel Comes With a House Key.” The author, Rosaria Butterfield, paints a picture of the Christian life as one of “ordinary radical hospitality,” where Christians […]
Episode 31: Fueling our Faith and Worship
“One final encouragement – some of you feel stuck.. stuck in your anger… stuck in your worry… stuck in your fear… and in our counseling ministry we have seen different reasons for this – but one very common one is too much time fueling their idolatry and sin, and not enough time fueling their love […]
God’s Grace and COVID-19: What it’s like to get Married During a Pandemic
Wedding planning was pretty stressful and time-consuming: It was what I worked on once I was off work or had spare time. I love making plans and knowing what will happen: it gives me a means of control. Through the years, God sanctified my heart of this love and changed me to trust HIS control, […]
Episode 30: Impatience and Frustration
“As much as we are waiting for many things to happen, the one thing we should be waiting on the most is God. Waiting for other things that we think will give us stability and safety will always lead to impatience and unrest. But waiting on God, trusting in his story, his priorities will always […]
Episode 29: Grief and Lament
“Our close relationships, when they are at their best, bear this image of Christ to us. Like Christ they hear us, care for our tears, accept us, and don’t offer quick fixes or silver linings. Yet through prayer and sensitivity, they are somehow able to take us by the hand and journey with us toward […]