By Tim Keller, Lead Pastor Last Sunday, during his commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta, billionaire Robert F. Smith shocked the graduating class when he announced that it was his intention to pay off each one of their student loans. The 396 graduates broke out in applause and chants of “MVP! MVP!” It is anticipated that the total gift […]
By Tim Keller, Lead Pastor A while ago Cheri and spent a delightful afternoon in Philadelphia enjoying a college basketball game. Nearly 10,000 people were in attendance for what was a very competitive game between Temple and the University of Central Florida that ended with a Temple victory. During the course of our time at the Liacouras Center (Temple’s home […]
By Tim Keller, Lead Pastor What’s your phone number? You likely won’t need more than a few seconds to respond to that question with the right answer. Why? Because the chances are really good that you have been asked that question many times and have “Googled” it in your brain on each occasion. In his book, “The Coach Model,” Keith […]
by Tim Keller, Lead Pastor I’m old enough to remember when gas was less than a dollar, when The Cleveland Browns were a good football team, and when our elected officials debated issues passionately, yet remained friends. In other words, I’m ancient. I also remember a time in church life when the concept of small groups did not exist. Churches […]
By Tim Keller, Lead Pastor This one will require your full attention. Please stop what you are doing and think intently with me for just a few minutes. What is the single desire you want right now more than anything else? Take a few minutes, even close your eyes if you need to, and think about what you would ask […]
By Tim Keller, Lead Pastor The only woman I know who stops by herself to help other people who are having car trouble is Tiffany Yingling. Fearless. Ceal Stellpflug recently took on the kitchen adjacent to the Family Center. The kitchen lost. Organized. There’s hardly a Wednesday night where Dawn Enck doesn’t send homemade baked goods with Pastor Doug for our young […]
By Tim Keller, Lead Pastor This past Sunday we highlighted one of our core values as a church, We Lead with Love. For those of you who may not have been present, we emphasized the truth that only God’s love flowing through us (like water through a hose) is capable of getting the job done. God’s brand of love is so […]
by Tim Keller, Lead Pastor I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. Luke 15:7 Years ago there was a commercial for a laundry detergent that rattled off the slogan, “Three temperatures, one detergent.” It would be years […]
by Tim Keller, Lead Pastor I was a newcomer to the idea of the GPS app on my phone giving me directions to my destination, so you’ll understand why I decided to disregard it and find my way to where I was going on my own. After all, I had been there once before and I knew the best way […]
by Daniel Friess, Elder In our flesh, we love our sin, and the hardest part about navigating a conversation on church discipline is that it isn’t just navigating the topic of how to deal with other people’s sin. It is the topic of how we deal with our own sin. We just wrapped up the Choosing Church Discipline class in February. One point […]
