Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart.Proverbs 17:3 The wisdom of this ancient proverb appears in many parts of the Bible. This weekend we see […]
5 Keys to Life with God: Practical Methods For Living a Life With God – January 26, 2025
How can we take practical, tried-and-true steps in experiencing Life with God? Last weekend we looked at four very specific measures of Life with God. Now we get down to the nitty-gritty details of methods for an […]
Agents of Advent: Living out the Christmas Miracle – A Message of Faith – December 8, 2024
Sometimes secret agents are said to have a “sixth sense”—an inkling that someone is in danger, a hunch that there’s a spy in the room. An agent of real estate can […]
Raising Great Kids: Character: Morality and Spiritual Awareness – September 29, 2024
Our September series on Raising Great Kids finishes up this week by talking about the final two character traits: morality and spiritual awareness. Helping our children understand the difference between what is healthy and […]
Raising Great Kids: A Child With Character – September 1, 2024
A Child with Character This week the Surgeon General issued an urgent advisory about the need to support caregivers and parents in our country: many of them are overwhelmed. With the increase […]
Stories That Speak: The Crazy Healer – 2 Kings 5:1-19 – July 14, 2024
Have you ever been told to do something you thought was crazy? Or perhaps someone shared a home remedy with you, and you thought, “You must be insane if you […]
My Anxious Thoughts And What the Bible Says About Them — You Have a Defense — April 21, 2024
The Apostle Paul was somebody who should worry. He was in prison many times; he was shipwrecked; he was attacked with rocks by a crowd until they thought he was […]
My Anxious Thoughts And What the Bible Says About Them — A Snowball of Worry — April 14, 2024
That’s how Pastor Theo describes what happens when he worries, because something little rolls around inside of him until it gets big and scary; just like a little snowball rolled in […]
My Anxious Thoughts And What the Bible Says About Them —You Are Not The Only One — April 7, 2024
Do you struggle with anxious thoughts? You are not alone. Even Elijah, a prophet and man of God who had seen the LORD—Yahweh—do amazing things, struggled with intense anxiety and […]