A Christian psychologist recently conducted an analysis on the effects of alcoholism within the family. In his study, he traced the lives of two boys who were reared in an alcoholic home, but, at an early age, they had been separated by thousands of miles and were totally unaware of the...
Do you need a little laugh about something that is also true? Read on! George Phillips, an elderly man from Walled Lake, Michigan, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. ...
In the forests of Northern Europe lives the ermine, a small animal best known for its snow-white fur in the winter. Instinctively, this weasel-like animal protects its glossy fur with great care lest it becomes soiled, and hunters often capitalize on this trait. Instead of setting a...
As we begin the year 2023 together, my prayer is that we will all be challenged in the faith demonstrated by some of our great biblical heroes from the past. May many of their noble characteristics reveal to each of us a worthy challenge in the coming new year. As they before us, let...
Suppose that today we decided to stage an event through one individual that was designed to affect the world forevermore. Would we choose to start with a baby? Probably not, because millions of babies are born each year and precious few affect their own country, much less the...
I think many of us are wondering, “How much does our Building Fund need to be before we can think about building and moving to our new campus?” Our land is paid for, and our building fund is almost at $200,000, but we can begin making plans to move to our new campus only when...
The Pilgrims are well known today for their association with the first Thanksgiving festival. The Pilgrims were “Separatists,” a group of Protestants who believed that they would be unable to reform the Church of England and so, therefore, they felt that they needed to SEPARATE...
During the recent Senate hearings of Ketanji Brown-Jackson earlier this spring when she was being interviewed as a nominee to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States of America, she was asked to provide a simple definition of ‘woman.’ You may remember that she stated...
According to a very recent survey by Lifeway Research and Ligonier Ministries[1] among evangelicals, not the public at large, a whopping 73% believe that “Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God,” 43% affirm that “Jesus was a great teacher, but he was not...
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our church, please think back with me to an old phrase/question: Which hills are you willing to die on? Meaning, which stands are you going to take regardless of the cost? For what are you prepared to die? Your answer will determine your...