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Apologetics Don't Judge Others: What Jesus Really Meant About Judgment and Grace
Jesus' words 'judge not' aren't a ban on moral discernment — they're a warning against playing God. Here's what the Sermon on the Mount teaches about judgment, grace, and the log in your own eye.
Sermon Blog What Did Jesus Say About Anxiety? Finding Peace in Worry
What did Jesus say about anxiety? In Matthew 6:25-34, He tells us three times not to worry — because worry never works. Here is how faith speaks truth to an anxious heart.
History In Honor of President's Day
In honor of President's Day, a collection of quotes from Washington to Reagan on faith, prayer, and their shared conviction that religion and morality are pillars a free nation cannot do without.
Apologetics Where Your Treasure Is: Understanding God's Generosity and Our Response
In Matthew 6:19-24, Jesus says where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Here is what he teaches about generosity, anxiety over money, and why you can't serve both God and wealth.
Apologetics When You Fast: Keeping It Real in Your Faith
Jesus assumes His followers will fast — but in Matthew 6:16-18 He draws a sharp line between fasting for God alone and fasting as a performance. Here's what authentic faith looks like.
History Black History Month
You know Frederick Douglass and MLK. But do you know Wentworth Cheswell, the first Black American elected to office, or Lemuel Haynes, the first Black pastor of a white congregation in America?
Apologetics How to Pray Authentically: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer
Jesus warned against praying for show. In the Sermon on the Mount, He gives us the Lord's Prayer as a model instead — a God who is close, holy, and gracious. Here's how to pray like you mean it.
Sermon Blog Why Do You Give? Living for God's Approval, Not Man's Applause
Why do you give? In Matthew 6:1-4 Jesus moves past the act to the heart behind it — giving for God's approval, not man's applause. Here is what biblical giving really looks like.
Apologetics Human Trafficking
Human trafficking enslaves an estimated 40-50 million people worldwide, and Miami-Dade ranks among the worst counties nationwide. Pastor Kent Keller shares warning signs and how to protect your kids.
History Thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”
Every MLK Day, Pastor Kent Keller revisits King's 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail — its case for just and unjust laws, and its convicting charge that silence from good people is itself a sin.
Apologetics Learning to Love Your Enemies: Lessons from the Second Mile
Jesus commands us to love our enemies and go the second mile - a standard only grace can meet. Here is what it looks like to forgive, let go of bitterness, and keep following Christ.
Apologetics Good Vibrations
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys seemed to hear music no one else could. Pastor Kent Keller uses his story, and Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 2, to ask what it means to have the mind of Christ.