by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Chicago came into view as my plane touched down and began to taxi across the O’Hare tarmac, the plane finding its niche among the grid of city lights that shone brightly against the night sky. I stared blankly at the safety card in the seat pocket in front of me, not...
by admin | Sep 12, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
A person with an increasingly grateful heart is one with a decreasingly complaining mouth.—@BurkParsons
by admin | Sep 10, 2016 | Blog, Book of the Month
We will hold a coffee and cookies book discussion for our previous book of the month, Evidence Not Seen, after the evening service on Sunday, September 18. The reading for our next book of the month, Pilgrim’s Progress, will begin the day following and continue...
by admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
Reaping in Joy: Mundane Madness “My greatest joy would be for my girls to remember that Mom was happy when serving them, so that one day they can be happy serving others… Choosing to find the deeper purpose in the things I do everyday is what I desire to do. So off I...
by admin | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, Yet Speaking
When Providence frowns upon you and blasts your outward comforts, then look to your heart; keep it with all diligence from repining against God or fainting under His hand. For troubles, though sanctified, are troubles still. Jonah was a good man, and yet how fretful...
by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
Is the study of the task of preparing and delivering sermons. While homiletical technique must never be used as a substitute for the power of the Holy Spirit, the two are by no means mutually exclusive. Kept in proper perspective, the study of homiletics helps...
by admin | Sep 6, 2016 | Articles, Blog
Mysteries beg to be solved. This explains how I could get so engrossed in mind-bending puzzles at Science Museum Oklahoma that I lost my son. That also explains why I have a hard time putting down a detective novel but not so much when reading a political primer and...
by admin | Sep 5, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
Satan’s counterfeiting depends on God in his original character. Satan’s counterfeits can be attractive only because God is the original attraction. And idolaters underneath the surface still rely on God, the true God. That is one of the paradoxes and frustrations of...
by admin | Sep 3, 2016 | Blog, Book of the Month
Our book of the month fellowship for Evidence Not Seen will be scheduled soon—as soon as the date is confirmed, I will post the details here. Our next book of the month will be the wonderful classic Pilgrim’s Progress in the beautiful edition published by...
by admin | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
How Do I Know if My Child Has Become a Christian? “Your child does not get a visible mark on her forehead or a stripe on her back when she comes to Jesus, so you have to talk, pray, and discern… Most of all though, keep putting the Gospel in front of your children…...
