Posts by Scott Tolhurst

“…the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. It was…

“O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me,…

Easter Curiosity It’s common to approach Easter from a theological perspective. We study the Gospels and delve into 1 Corinthians 15 to sort through the nature, timing, and intent of…

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is…

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25).   Motions of Grace I can’t dance. My dance-less state is not driven by…

“For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.” Ps.103:14 “Hi, I’m Scott and I am a sinner.” It is the pattern at AA meetings when introducing yourself…

Jesus said that purity is not a matter of what we eat or touch, but it is revealed by what flows from the heart.

The question for our consideration is this, “Where do I need to grow in this stage of my Christian walk? Am I lacking in doctrine, mission, or virtue?”

I am terrible at fractions. Ask me to divide 3/8’s by 6/7ths, and watch my eyes glaze over.* It’s not that math is foreign to me, nor that I can’t…

“Be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.”  James 1:22 (WEB) The danger of the current North American church is not just heresy. I am…