The past two weeks in Kabul, Afghanistan have captured the attention of the world. Like you we have been horrified at the humanitarian crisis that has been unfolding before us. Our hearts cry out for God to help because we believe that he can help and that we are helpless to do anything at all. Prayers are enough. They are enough because Jesus is neither deaf to our cries nor is he too weak to do what we ask. But we also believe that we may sometimes be the answer to our own prayers.
Read MoreHello, friends!
I wanted to take a second to let you know about some changes that are on the horizon for me and for Soma Waxahachie.
Read MoreTell me, have you heard this one before?
A rabbi, a member of Antifa, and a MAGA hat-wearing IRS agent walk into a bar…
Now that sounds like the makings of a really corny joke, doesn’t it? But it is not.
It really happened.
Read MoreToday, Joe Biden has been inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America. Here are three thoughts to encourage you today.
1: REMEMBER.
Jesus is King. And as King, Daniel (4:25) reminds us (repeatedly) that “the Most High rules the Kingdom of men…
Read MoreWe take a moment to reconsider a passage in the Gospel of John that we have previously covered. Jesus' cleansing of the temple in John 2.
In this teaching, we think about the deeper theological reason why Jesus cleansed his Father's house and how it may be connected with a very strange but important passage about leprosy that is found in Leviticus.
Read MoreHere is something you probably did not know about the story of the Bible.
Jesus was not the first king of Jerusalem who was killed by his enemies, who was hung on a tree, who was taken down from that tree at sunset and buried in an unused tomb.
The name of that king was…
Read MoreDo you realize that when you say Jesus is Lord that you are making a political statement?
If you are living in the Roman Empire in the first century, saying Jesus is Lord, that’s a capital crime. You die saying that. Because if Jesus is Lord then Caesar is not. And when you declare your allegiance to another king and not the king of the Roman Empire, that’s insurrection. It’s treason.
Read MoreSoma Ladies will gather monthly on the fourth Tuesday of every month. And on the weeks that we aren’t gathered, we will be scattered out and meet as DNA groups. Each month when we gather as a larger group we will introduce a new competency to practice throughout the month to help lead us toward greater intimacy with Jesus and stronger relationships with one another.
Read MoreSoma Men will gather monthly on the second Tuesday of every month. And on the weeks that we aren’t gathered, we will be scattered out and meet as DNA groups. Each month when we gather as a larger group we will introduce a new competency to practice throughout the month to help lead us toward greater intimacy with Jesus and stronger relationships with one another.
Read MoreYesterday Governor Abbott issued an Executive Order mandating that all Texans must wear face coverings when in public where groups of 10 or more people are gathered together.
The order reads,
“Every person in Texas shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when inside a commercial entity or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor…”
Read MoreThe Bible probably isn't what you think it is. It is not a collection of disconnected stories about God stitched together into a single book. The Bible is actually a library made up of 66 different books that each tell part of the great big story of God's relentless pursuit to restore the world to its original design and purpose.
This is a method for easily rehearsing and telling that great BIG story in a few short minutes.
Read MoreIf you have spent any time around us at Soma you have probably heard us say, “The church is not a building, we are a people chosen by God and set apart for his purposes in the world.” It is a bell that we continue to ring. That said, Soma does have a building where we regularly gather for worship and equipping on Sunday. It is a necessary but expensive and unfortunate line item in our budget. But if you are too big to meet in a home, your options are limited as a church. What are ya gonna do?
Read MoreWhat is a DNA Group?
A DNA Group usually consists of three people—men with men, women with women—within a particular community on mission, who meet together regularly to be known and to bring the gospel to bear on each other’s lives so that they grow in and live out their gospel identity.
Mark Twain famously said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” And that’s certainly proven true when we look closely at John’s report of what happened the morning of Jesus’ resurrection. It reads like a song that you used to know but have long since forgotten the melody. There’s just something oddly familiar about this story. See if you can hear it, too.
Read MoreThis Fall we’ve chosen to focus our attention on Common Ground Ministries (CGM). CGM is a Christian-based non-profit organization that provides low cost after-school childcare and a 6-week summer school program for the children of moms and dads who cannot afford the cost of traditional for-profit childcare programs.
Read MoreSoma Waxahachie, what’s that mean? Is it an acronym?
Next to, where’s your building, that’s probably the question that I get asked most often about our church. And if it’s not that, it might be, did you know that Soma is a muscle relaxer, or, …an intimate apparel store for women.
Yes, we know.
Read MoreCome discover who you are and the true story of the world by experiencing the Story of God with us. Beginning Wednesday, April 11th we’ll spend ten weeks exploring who God is, what he has done, and who we are as a result.
Read MoreJesus hasn't just called his church to go and announce the good news of the forgiveness of sin and the arrival of his kingdom to people who are far from God. He's also called us to go into the broken places in our city and live our lives like we actually believe all that stuff he said about redemption and his Kingdom of Heaven are true.
Read More“Good grief, that makes 84. Why would you start another church in Waxahachie?"
That's the response I received when I told the Chair of our Chamber of Commerce that Soma Waxahachie is a new church for our city.
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