by Jessica Fannin | Jan 21, 2025 | Social
The first time I heard the name Sylvia Hansen I was seated in Fran’s kitchen (my step-grandmother) eating something (which is what you do when you’re at grandma’s house). My mom was chatting with her when I heard something that got my attention: “You could slap Sylvia...
by Edward Thal | Jan 14, 2025 | Spiritual
The real question behind objections to God’s sovereignty—so beloved of spiritually dead theologians, apostates and those seeking to neuter God so that they can rule in His name and in His place—is recorded in Genesis 3:1, where the devil plants a doubt in the mind of...
by Mike Duffy | Jan 7, 2025 | Article, Stewardship
The definition of Agape love is “sacrificing self for the benefit of another.” So, we learn that inherent in this type of love is the one doing the loving “pays a price.” The most famous verse in the Bible is an example of this: “For God so loved the world...
by Edward Thal | Dec 31, 2024 | Article, Stewardship
By Edward Thal Here’s a resolution not to add to your list for the New Year: Be a do-gooder in 2025! The devil is a sly deceiver about Christianity, aiming to place it on the same level as the multitude of other useless world religions that seek to please the gods...
by Jessica Fannin | Dec 24, 2024 | Article, Spiritual
During the Christmas season we often turn to the book of Luke to consider his account of the birth of Christ. In fact, our youngest son Luke is so named because of the time that I spent reading Luke’s Gospel prior to his birth. Luke 2:16-18 talks about the...
by Woody Preston | Dec 24, 2024 | Article, Spiritual
I’ve heard this word “Karma” thrown around a lot since the recent election, especially by conservative pundits on TV declaring that the destructive policies of the last four years are being overturned. Karma is a Hindu word that refers to a principle of cause and...