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I am reading a book entitled The Presence of God by J. Ryan Lister. Let me quote part of the book to you. He says: God is present because He wants to be; He is present because it brings Him glory. There is nothing forcing Him to draw near other than His very character. WeContinue reading “The Presence of God and Covenant”

I am currently reading a book entitled Developing a Biblical World View by C. Fred Smith. What is a worldview? It has to do with how we see God and how we see the Bible in our life every day. What would be a worldview for an unbeliever? They would see us as nothing moreContinue reading “Eternity in Our Hearts”

When I was in seminary my Hebrew professor Jack Scott spoke in a chapel service right before Christmas. He used an illustration of the Christmas tree symbolizing what it means to be a new creature in Christ. I have used this many times over the years and if you have heard it, bear with meContinue reading “The Christmas Tree & the Christian Life”

Since it is Christmas time, I thought I would share with you the spiritual meaning behind some of the decorations we enjoy. First of all, there’s the Christmas tree. Legend has it that Martin Luther was walking home on a dark December evening when he was struck by the beauty of the starlight coming throughContinue reading “The Christmas Symbols”

At Thanksgiving we should remember to give thanks to God. On October 3, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued a formal proclamation, passed by an act of congress initiating the first annual National Day of Thanksgiving. It states: “No human counsel has devised nor has any mortal hands worked out these great things. They are theContinue reading “Be Thankful”

I would like to encourage all of our church family and their friends to attend our Bible Conference this Saturday and Sunday. When the Session was planning the conference last spring, we spent time praying about a topic we would like to be covered. We decided that our church needed encouragement in the area ofContinue reading “Our Evangelism Conference”

I have been watching the news about the eruption of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. In its path are towns with people’s homes and businesses. All they can do is watch as it creeps ever so closely to their town. Some, I understand, have been in these homes for most of their lives. Each dayContinue reading “Volcanoes, Suffering, & the Question of Why?”

Romans 5:12: “Therefore just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned-” In the last several weeks, our nation’s attention has been focused on Ebola. We are not sure how it spreads or how to stop it. We are told thatContinue reading “Ebola and the Sin of Adam”

Romans 7:24: “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” The apostle Paul was speaking to a legal situation. Paul’s readers were aware of that to which he was referring although we are not. Here’s the background. As we in the American legal system deal with the crimeContinue reading “The Struggling Christian in Romans 7”