Counseling sounds like something the professionals do, but how should a Christian think about the relationship between their daily Bible reading and how it is equipping them to counsel those in their life? Right now, our church and others are doing what is called the Bible Reading Challenge. The purpose of this program is to help people get into […]
Church Discipline
Hi Wilma, I know I told you I wouldn’t contact you unless you asked. But as I read through your last note, it is very clear that you haven’t understood some things. Please know I’m not asking you anything about your behavior. I’m not counseling you. I just thought it would be good to write […]
Sermon Short: Jesus Our Healer
Excerpt from Toby’s Palm Sunday sermon. “When Jesus calls a man, it is abundantly clear that He demands everything. But this is good news because only Jesus knows what it will take to eradicate our sin. He must take our colts; He must overturn our tables; He must die. What is He doing? He’s healing us (Mt. 21:14).” […]
We’re Pointers
I thought I would take a few more minutes to talk some more about this article. I wish there were a way to talk about the article without seeming to attack the author. I don’t know anything about Lucy Ann Moll and I don’t have any ill will toward her. I favor giving her the […]
Message & Invitation from Jim Wilson
Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, visited the Naval Academy during my first-class year. On a Sunday afternoon, he spoke to about twenty Christian midshipmen in Memorial Hall. He was a dynamic speaker. At the end of his talk, he said he would like to talk with those of us who really meant business with […]
Approaching The One Who Sinned
Pastor Lawyer, Are you saying that a wife should just “grin and bear it”? That she should just take what he’s giving, put her head down and submit to his sinful treatment? The Bible says that when someone sins against us we are to go to them and tell them about it (Mt. 18:15). Then […]
Upholding God’s Principles?
Pastor! We have an adult daughter (25 years old) who is graduating this year. Unfortunately – she is not a believer. For some time she has been telling us that she is going to live with her boyfriend; unfortunately – she does not say anything about the intention to marriage. So far, whenever they come […]
Gloriously Broken
By Kenton Spratt, Pastor Christ Church, Spokane, WA 14. What is sin? Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. 15. What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created? The sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were […]
The State of the Church
Here is a link to our pastor’s sermons. I especially invite you to listen/watch the last two.