(By H.A. Ironside) Have you not often heard some servant of God expounding the Word in such a way that it touched your heart in wonderful power and blessing? Perhaps you said, “I’ve read that passage over and over again, and yet I never saw it like that before. I don’t understand how it is … Continue reading The Presence of God
Prayer
Church is Hard
(by Jacob Waldron) Church is hard for the person walking through the doors, afraid of judgment. Church is hard for the pastor’s family, under the microscope of an entire body. Church is hard for the prodigal soul returning home, broken and battered by the world. Church is hard for the girl who looks like she … Continue reading Church is Hard
A Letter to my Church (and the Church, too)
(by Jon Birkmire) As we’ve all heard, this Friday the Supreme Court made a landmark decision and overturned Roe V Wade. This is, without a doubt, a milestone moment in our country. I’m coming to you today, not as a political commentator, but as one of the pastors of this church community. A pastor who … Continue reading A Letter to my Church (and the Church, too)
God’s Letter
My child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Psalm 139:1). I know when you sit down and when you rise up (Psalm 139:2). I am familiar with your ways (Psalm 139:3). Even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Matt 10:29-31) for you were made in my image (Genesis … Continue reading God’s Letter
Christian Nationalism is a Temptation
(by Benjamin Cremer) Christian nationalism is a temptation. It tempts us to place the important elements of our country on the same level as the sacred elements of our faith. It tempts us to equate the American narrative with the narrative of ancient Israel we read about in our scriptures. It tempts us to equate … Continue reading Christian Nationalism is a Temptation
The Gospel is Not about Cultural Change
(by Nick Conner, adapted for this article) Here is God’s plan for cultural change: “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that … Continue reading The Gospel is Not about Cultural Change
The Death Rattle of the Not-so-Noble
(by Timothy John Stoner) In my youth I attended several bull fights or faenas, as the spectacles are called in Spain. Many who have done so, even those like myself who love animals, will admit what super-fan Ernest Hemingway broadcast to the world: they are mesmeric, fascinating and, in a terrible, awful way, beautiful. It … Continue reading The Death Rattle of the Not-so-Noble
Who am I?
(by Mike Ryan) I would like to make this a public post and discuss this with all of you. This very subject is my calling. (IMO). I am going out of town and will not be on for a while. So I am leaving you with these words of my often misunderstood position to debate … Continue reading Who am I?
The Smell
(by Jim Cymbala) Jim Cymbala preaches at a church in the slums of New York. He tells the following story: It was Easter Sunday and I was so tired at the end of the day that I just went to the edge of the platform, pulled down my tie and sat down and draped my … Continue reading The Smell
Six Significant Thoughts
(author unknown) Once all the villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer, all the people gathered, but one one came with an umbrella. That is faith. When you throw babies in the air, they laugh because they know you will catch them. That is trust. Every night we go to bed … Continue reading Six Significant Thoughts
Principled Thoughts 