by Paul Crow | Jun 21, 2021
If you notice the trends of modern culture, you might have noted that a lot of decisions that people make and reactions that they have are emotionally driven. If you have ever thought, “That person should have stopped to think first,”...
by Steven Chambers | May 10, 2021
Fourteen months ago, we entered into an era unlike any other in our lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic changed almost everything about our daily routines. Churches had to wrestle with the question of how to respond to the crisis. On the one hand, we had to consider the...
by Steven Chambers | Mar 8, 2021
The work of the ministry could not be done without the combined efforts of many people. A church functions smoothly only when there are a number of individual Christians working together to achieve the common goal of exalting God by evangelizing the lost and edifying...
by Paul Crow | Jan 11, 2021
Anytime anyone does a work for God, Satan will do everything in his power to prevent the work from happening. While Bible illustrations of this truth could be multiplied, let’s consider the man Nehemiah. The task of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem gives a great...
by Steven Chambers | Jan 5, 2021
This age of connectivity has brought with it many blessings and possibly even more blights. One of the negative effects of unfettered access to information is that people can shop for advice and teachings that fit their preconceived notions and personal biases....
by John Uit De Flesch | Sep 28, 2020
It was a less-than-average Wednesday night. The prayer meeting had begun with fewer attendees than normal. You could tell people had had a difficult week and needed some church encouragement. Suddenly, our service was interrupted with very loud (I mean loud)...
by Paul Crow | Aug 25, 2020
Any study of human culture will eventually get the subject of where people of a certain culture live. If an anthropologist limited his study to the indigenous peoples of North America, would discover quite a variety of abodes employed by the various groups...
by Steven Chambers | Jul 23, 2020
Each of us has a trust fund, but it’s not the kind that the wealthy set up for their heirs to enjoy a lucrative income for a lifetime. This kind of “trust” fund is the combination of influence and reliability that you build up over a lifetime. Though it is...
by Jim Davidson | May 8, 2020
With the spat of regulations coming in from governors across the nation, we have learned that social distancing is the number one method of preventing the COVID-19 from spreading to others. That phrase, “social distancing,” carries with it the idea of removing...
by Jim Ogle | May 4, 2020
Worship – the very word brings controversy. The world, and yes Christians, all have differing views of worship. Does the Bible define worship for us? It does and possibly looks different than we would think. Let’s see what God’s Word says. In Malachi 1:6-8 God says,...