serve Him now
This is a helpful article from TGC in Australia. God calls some to travel far to serve Him, He calls others to “walk across the street.” Where has He uniquely placed you to serve Him now?…
the new has come and will never end
“The end” is very final. No more. Even in an age of remade and rebooted movies and TV shows, you can never experience the original again, as it was, at that time. MASH, Seinfeld, Cheers, and Home Improvement are all …
weekly update
Degemer mad! “Hello” in Breton, a Celtic language spoken in Brittany in the northwest of France.
Last Sunday we learned about the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament at the 9:30 Bible hour and I preached from Luke 11:14-28 at …
new sermon audio
New sermon audio, “joy of the kingdom”, can be found at the SERMON AUDIO tab above.…
press in and press on in mission
This is a longer article but well worth your time. We are to bring our Lord’s message of salvation to a dark and dying world. We must press in and press on in our mission. “Don’t back up, don’t back …
the majesty of God
The royal wedding of Harry and Meghan is over. It was a lot of pomp and pageantry, exquisite dress and formality. Polls show about 29 million Americans tuned in to watch the wedding on TV. Majesty, kingship, and lordship are …
weekly update
“Konnichiwa”, hello in Japanese!
Last Sunday Allen shared about Gideon ministry, Bible distribution, and the power of the Word. We are people of The Book and we pray His Word will go out to all peoples and not return void. …
messy church
…The church doesn’t need to sexy herself up. She doesn’t need a membership at Gold’s Gym. She doesn’t need Botox. She might initially look unattractive. But our ears see the unseen. Our ears see the Lord of dance take her
church planting
The EFCA recognizes some Biblical foundations for church planting:
- Church planting is a central part of God’s mission to form a new people of God (Ephesians 1:3-14, 1 Peter 2:4-10).
- Christ loves the church and promised to build it (Matthew
something smelly this way comes
You can enjoy a good smell. I remember sweet and spicy sewage smells of China, the mixture of steamed hot dogs and bus exhaust in New York City, the salty ocean of Virginia, campfires in West Virginia, and a great …