Presuppositions-Assumes that God communicates (speaks and acts) through Scripture; here we findWord of God-Inspiration-Uniqueness of Christ and Spirit in revealing God, including their presence in Scripture-Analogical Language-human language, because it is human–and limited–cannotperfectly depict God, because He is beyond us-Clarity and unity of Scripture-Scripture must be interpreted; exēgeisthai to interpret…
Because of COVID-19 many in our world, and likely someone you know, is already experiencing loss, maybe even great loss. It may not be the loss of life, but loss of physical connection, loss of freedom to travel, loss of income or income earning potential, loss of access to goods…
“Always remember what is written in the Book of the Teachings. Study it day and night. Then you will be sure to obey everything that is written there. If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything.” Joshua 1:8 Thanks for your interest in our memory…
~ By Kelly Carter . . Serving Jesus through discouraging times is not always easy, but it is something every Christian committed to doing the work of Jesus will face. Numerous times in the New Testament Christians are called to suffer for Christ and like Christ. Paul certainly did. 2…
The significance of the thoughts we shared when we discussed on Sunday morning the incomprehensibility of the universe could easily get lost in the immensity of the sheer numbers. 13.4 billion light years. 32 billion light years. 46 billion light years. Those numbers represent approximations for how far away from…
Inspiring Encouraging Leading Serving Loving We are launching a new series for the summer encouraging everyone to minister in the way of Jesus. It completely changes our perspective when we allow His Spirit…
Brian Taylor shared this encouragement for parenting with me (Hope) and I wanted to pass it on you. Of all of the things that we prioritize in our life, a desire for God should be the one that consumes our heart. May your parenting days be happy ones as you…
Not until I had been in full-time church ministry for over two-decades did I feel confident enough to preach through Romans. And, then, at that, I may have jumped the gun. It was like when I fell the large Spruce in my backyard; would things at the end lie where…
Three years ago, I was feeling restless, discontent and unsatisfied. I kept asking questions about Heaven, wanting to gain a better understanding of what lies ahead for us in eternity. My questioning led me to the book, Heaven by Randy Alcorn and I also later read NT Wright’s book Surprised…
One of the things for which I most want to thank and praise the Creator of the universe is His willingness not to leave us alone and hopeless, all to ourselves. And he does this despite who we are. If recent world events are any indication—not to mention the thousands…
