In a recent study, the Barna Research Group revealed a stunning statistic that continues to reverberate throughout the evangelical world. Only 9 percent of professing Christians have a biblical worldview.1 Because of this, today’s believers live very similarly to non-believers. A personal sense of significance is rarely experienced, we spend our money and time on […]
All Christian ministry is a mixture of trellis and vine. There is vine work: the prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God to see people converted and grow to maturity as disciples of Christ. Vine work is the Great Commission. And there is trellis work: creating and maintaining the physical and organizational structures […]
Providence is God using what is frequently called chance or mistakes to stitch events into a tapestry of meaning. It refers to God’s governance of all events as He directs them toward His intended end. The Old Testament Books of Esther, Ezra, and Nehemiah provide a beautiful picture of God’s providence over the smallest of […]
The Book of Hebrews is a wonderful and fascinating part of God’s Word. Like most Bible books, it can be challenging at times to correctly understand and apply, However, since it is God’s Word for God’s people we need to – and can – rightly understand and obey it. Many Christians have favorite Bible verses […]
Powerful Encouragement The right words at the right time have the ability to make an incredible impact. I recently read the following story that illustrates the power of encouraging words. The school system in a large city had a program to help children keep up with their school work during stays in the city’s hospitals. […]
My Husband is Crazy! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought that Josh might actually be crazy. It could be the time he figured he would take his Jeep apart and put it back together in 3 months. Then there’s the time he came in with one sleeve of his shirt left. Laughingly […]
Fear of the imagined One summer my Dad took my brothers and me white water kayaking. Since this was our first time kayaking we had an instructor. On the shore he had explained to us how to guide the kayak through the different types of rapids that we would face. We were each given a […]
We will be having a church business meeting this coming Sunday, January 26th following the morning worship service. To make it easier for everyone to attend we are having an afternoon fellowship together. We have 4 matters of business that need to be taken care of: review last year’s finances, vote on a 2014 budget, […]
Too Conservative When it comes to my life I am an unabashed thrill seeker. I still remember the days I used to fearlessly jump off the roof of our house to the hard ground beneath, fling myself off of the biggest jumps while snowboarding, fly down the rockiest mountain on my bike with reckless abandon, […]
We have changed our service Schedule for 2013. Sunday Evening Service has been moved up to 5:30pm. Our midweek Children’s Truth Trackers program will now be held during our Sunday evening service at 5:30. Wednesday night service is now only for the Teens Group. I am excited about the new ministry opportunities that these changes […]
