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A Book That’ll Imaginatively Immerse You In The Story of Jeremiah

by Tyler Dirks

I recommend you read THIS BOOK. Below you will find an assemblage of quotations from the book to get you excited. “We underestimate God and we overestimate evil. We don’t see what God is doing and conclude that he is doing nothing. We see everything that evil is doing and think it is in control […]

Beer-lahai-roi

by Tyler Dirks

Once upon a time there was a couple who couldn’t have kids. The wife cajoled her husband into having intimate relations with her servant (for she thought, “It may be that I shall obtain children by her.”). The husband yielded to his wife’s execrable naggings. The servant conceived a child, and for the first time […]

A Mother’s Complaint Against Jesus

by Tyler Dirks

I am writing to express my concern and distress regarding the “rabbi” Jesus of Nazareth. My son has never been the brightest crayon in the box, and I have always been worried about people preying on him and leading him astray. My husband and I have worked very hard to provide a prosperous and protected […]

John 6

by Tyler Dirks

Here’s a highlight reel from John 6. “Let’s serve dinner to thousands of people.” – Jesus of Nazareth “Yeah! Definitely! There’s a kid over there with a Lunchable, maybe we can ask him to share with everyone! It’ll be an epic feast!” – Andrew (said as a joke, and probably with some irritable sarcasm). “Bingo! […]

Redeeming The Foul Forest

by Tyler Dirks

I once was the proud owner of a forest. The formation of my forest came about quite naturally, for it was a forest of egotism. When it comes to egomania I’ve always been a natural – I don’t even have to try …it’s effortless! Every square inch of my self-serving sanctuary grew up naturally …no […]

Luke 11!?

by Tyler Dirks

After all His inflammatory statements in chapter 10[1], it is nice to see Jesus taking some time to reflect and pray. Perhaps Jesus will realize that He has been a bit harsh, and maybe, just maybe, He will make some key adjustments to His tone and style of communication so as to avoid grossly offending […]

Inflammatory

by Tyler Dirks

He went every week. He went religiously. Did he enjoy and endorse everyone who attended? Nope. But that didn’t stop him from being thoroughly involved. Bottom line, it was chalk-full of complexities and bewilderments, AND it was his custom to actively attend. For instance, one time he went to the synagogue (as was his custom) […]

A Dialogue Based on Luke 14

by Tyler Dirks

[follower] “What’s on the agenda for today?” [leader] “Today we dine with uptight self-righteous people.” [follower] “That’s gonna be awkward.” [leader] “Yup.” Later that day, during dinner… [uptight self-righteous people] “Why do you flagrantly break God’s rules?” [leader] “I don’t.” Awkward silence… [leader] “I got a story for y’all. Once upon a time there was […]

The Angel of the LORD

by Tyler Dirks

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.  Luke 24:27 Where is the Angel of the Lord in Scripture? Gen. 16 – Gives a promise to Hagar in the wilderness. Gen. 22 – Reaffirms the messianic promise with Abraham. Gen. 31 – Appears […]

2023 Sermon Series (Blurb)

by Tyler Dirks

The book of Judges reads like a series of bizarre dreams. The array of unusual stories is unparalleled. It is a saga of completely off-the-wall, utterly unexpected and shocking events. And the deeper you go into the narrative the more you realize that this dream is actually a nightmare. You come to find that the […]