Memories That Last A Lifetime
Over the last four decades my wife and I have lent assistance to every one of our summer youth retreats. Perhaps I feel so strongly about the value of this important ministry to our youth because I never…
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I’m Not Ashamed
Song Lyrics By Jeremy Camp In a world where pressures on to me I will keep pressing into You You are where I run to draw my strength In a world that says don’t believe Help me God…
Meaningful Table Fellowship
Have you ever noticed that some Sundays you don’t even get to say hello to some of your brothers and sisters in Christ? Often, when we do get to greet others, it’s frequently only a brief exchange. While…
A Cloud Of Faithful Saints
Our church family has been richly blessed by many faithful saints who have gone on to be with the Lord. Like first-century disciples of Christ, we are also surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses (Heb.12:1). As we…
On Being While Doing
Doing things in the name of the Lord for others is important. Faith without works is both useless and dead (Js.2:20 & 26). We are to be doers of the Word (Js.1:22). Jesus provides the ultimate example of…
The Tongue Is A Fire
Our tongue requires constant vigilance. No man can tame the tongue, James declares (Js.3:8a). From the very beginning, God charged man- kind with the cultivation and care-taking of His creation (Gen.2:16). God also directed man to have dominion…
The Songs Of Our Mothers
In 1865, William Ross Wallace penned the poem that includes that now-famous refrain, for the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. President Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865, would have likely agreed.…
Which Of These Are You?
Some members keep their organization strong, while others join in and just belong. Some dig right in. Some serve with pride, some just go alone for the ride. Some volunteer to do their share, while some sit back…
Amazing Grace
I read a book while on vacation. Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce’s heroic campaign to end slavery. What a great story! My appetite was whetted upon hearing a radio dialogue between Harding University’s president, Dr.…
Learning Obedience Through Suffering
As firstfruit believers, first-century saints took part in redemptive suffering. They suffered considerably in securing redemp-tion for the full Body of Christ. cf. Rom.8:23 & 11:16; 1Cor.15:20; Heb.12:23; Js.1:18; Rev.14:4 and especially Col.1:24 & 1Pet.4:13. While our sufferings…