The great doctrines of Christianity come to us from God working in history. Thus, the Bible, which brings us these great doctrines, is a book of history.
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Meditating on Psalm 23
WRITTEN BY MELISSA H. STRAUTMAN, LMT Meditating on Psalm 23 Psalm 23:1-6 ‘ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk…
The Justice of Injustice
It isn’t hard to look around the world, or just your own life, and find tremendous injustice. If one believes that God is sovereign over all, and is working good in it all, how do we reckon our minds to the injustices? Said another way – – “If God is sovereign and just, how can there be so much injustice? Where is He? What is He doing?”
God’s Plan: Immigration & Crime, Part 2
WRITTEN BY MELISSA H. STRAUTMAN, LMT God’s Plan: Immigration & Crime, Part 2 Companion blog to “Refuge“ In last week’s Part 1, we stepped back from the problem of children being separated from their parents at the border and tried to grab hold of what God says foundationally first so that we can rightly think…
God’s Plan: Immigration & Crime, Part 1
WRITTEN BY MELISSA H. STRAUTMAN, LMT God’s Plan: Immigration & Crime, Part 1 Companion blog to “Refuge“ In light of the current conversation going on about children being separated from their parents at the border, our pastor has taken the time to faithfully dig into the word of God and suss out the truth about…
Freedom for the Single
A Christian’s freedom in Christ offers each believer the possibility of reaching their potential in the kingdom purposes of God. Does the Christian single enjoy the same potential? Perhaps even greater!
BLOG: The Difference Between Peter and Judas
WRITTEN BY MELISSA H. STRAUTMAN, LMT The Difference Between Peter and Judas Companion blog to “With Him or With Them?“ In “With Him or With Them?“, Pastor Wilson helps us to understand why Judas and Peter met different ends after their betrayal of Christ. We might ask ourselves: Why was Peter saved and Judas not?…
Thursday Thoughts: Vol 3 | Is 18
Pastor Steve shares these articles to stimulate some Thursday Thoughts… Ask Yourself This: What Burdens Is That Other Person Carrying? Carl Richards for the New York Times I was in the airport when I found out that the mother of one of my best friends had just died quite suddenly. She was at dinner with…
BLOG: The Difference Between Me and Judas
WRITTEN BY MELISSA H. STRAUTMAN, LMT The Difference Between Me and Judas Companion blog to “Judas“ Last week we looked at whether or not Judas had a choice to betray Jesus. We know that God needed Judas to betray the Son of God so that God’s plan of redemption for His chosen people[1] could unfold. …