Sign of the Times?
I’ve read parts of Joel Rosenberg’s book Epicenter and am intrigued by his orthodox Jewish background and evangelical Christian calling to encourage the world to be educated on biblical prophecy and how he sees it being fulfilled in the current events of today. Joel has been personally invited by the highest leaders in government around … Read more
Loss of Luster
I gave a talk a few weeks ago to our young adult community – wanted to share some of our main takeaways. Defined by King David’s mishaps: “Lust is a distortion of ownership and an abuse of power.” 2 Samuel 11-12 • Lust is a generational bleeder. • Lust is straight-up selfish. (2 Timothy 3:2) … Read more
The Man Pawn?
Just a provoking thought I’ve heard argued… Could it be possible that Adam cultivated the ground (maybe unknowingly) for sin to take place? That perhaps (with good intentions) he really put Eve in a position where she could be at more risk? Withholding the exact truth from her that placed her in jeopardy? I’ve heard … Read more
divine butler slash cosmic therapist
After researching the spiritual life of teens over a 5 yr. span, Christian Smith concluded the faith of the majority of those who attend churches is MTD: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. By “moralistic” I mean good and nice…By “therapeutic” I mean being primarily concerned with one’s own happiness in contrast to focusing on glorifying God, learning … Read more
Bought at a price.
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. 1 Corinthians 7:23 I have been taking some courses at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and one of the books our Spiritual Formation class is discussing together is “The Divine Commodity” by Skye Jethani. I am hoping to post my reflections … Read more
God makes beautiful things.
Gungor featuring Michael and Lisa Gungor perform an acoustic version of “Beautiful Things”.
saturday block partaaay
Bring the whole family to this FREE and FUN community event. Wear a costume and try to win prizes in the costume contest, go trunk to trunk and collect candy, play on the bounce-houses, enjoy carnival snacks, and so much more! Click here to download and print your free door prize drawing ticket (prizes include Heat … Read more
we should be whittlers
Whittling is the art of carving shapes out of raw wood with a knife. Whittling is typically performed with a light, small-bladed knife, usually a pocket knife. Specialised whittling knives are available as well. They have thick handles which are easier to grip for long periods allowing precise control and pressure. Look up Whittle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. … Read more
church basics
Acts 2 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles.44 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in … Read more
one prayer shoot
June 2010 The Church unites in action to reach our world. One Prayer is a 4-week global event for churches around the world. We share resources by using video teaching messages and other free materials from participating churches. We team up with other churches in our community for outreach and service projects. We can give … Read more
